GNK Dinamo Zagreb has learned its opponent for the Croatian Cup round of 16. Additionally, the club's second team secured its first win of the season, and a former Dinamo player has changed clubs.

Dinamo will visit NK Bedem from Ivankovo in the Cup round of 16. The match is scheduled for September 9 at 16:30, with broadcast on MAXSport 1. This is part of the first round of the competition where a single match is played, with the winner advancing to the last 16. Dinamo are the defending champions in this competition. Other top Croatian clubs are also in action this round. Hajduk travels to Vardarac, Rijeka to Vrbovec, and Osijek visits Segesta. The full match schedule can be found on our fixtures page.

Dinamo's second team secured a convincing 6:2 away win over Vukovar in the third round of the 1. Nogometna Liga. According to the Index.hr Sport report, this was their first win and first goals scored this season. Tomas Baković opened the scoring in just the second minute. Josip Brundić made it 2:0 in the 9th minute, and Lovre Kulušić scored the third goal in the 19th minute. After Vukovar pulled one back before halftime, second-half goals came from Gabrijel Šivalec, Kalojan Božkov and Mislav Ćutuk. This result brought them important points in the fight for a better position.

Marijan Čabraja, the 29-year-old left-back who previously played for Dinamo, has signed a one-year contract with Lokomotiva. Gol.hr reported that Čabraja mutually terminated his contract with Gorica before agreeing to join the Zagreb club. The player will immediately be available to coach Nikica Jelavić. Čabraja has made 126 appearances in the HNL, scoring four goals and providing 13 assists. Besides Dinamo and Gorica, he has worn the shirts of Ferencvaros, Olimpija, Hibernian and Rijeka during his career. He won trophies with Dinamo and Rijeka. "I'm happy to have arrived at Lokomotiva. I know many teammates, the adaptation will be quick," Čabraja told Gol.hr.

Dinamo's first team sits in third place in the HNL with 10 points from four matches played. They have three wins and one draw, with their last four matches ending DWWW. In that period they scored 11 goals and conceded just three, giving them a +8 goal difference. Dinamo is currently two points behind leaders Osijek. Their next league match is tomorrow, September 5, against HNK Gorica at home. Gorica is in 10th place in the table. The full standings and statistics can be followed on our pages. After that, the focus will shift to the Cup match against Bedem.