Article by Remus Dinu, Maria Olteanu – published on Sunday, April 06, 2025, 18:34 / Updated on Sunday, April 6, 20:42
The same as at the regular season match between Rapid and FCSBdisputed on March 2, with the Giulesti in the position of host team, on the National Arena, the officials from the Grant Bridge made some changes to the largest stadium in the country, so that the arena resembles as much as possible with the team's house stadium.
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Rapid-Dinamo, the derby of the last two ranking in the play-off, is playing this evening, on the National Arena, from 9:00 pm. The match will be broadcast in LiveText format on GSP.ro and on TV on first sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
The color cherry predominates both at the level of the stands, the locker rooms or in the interior spaces of the stadium.
Photo. Changes on the national arena made by Rapid
Like about a month ago, the National Arena is again colored in white and cherry, from the flags flown outside the arena to the “soul” details inscribed in the locker room and the banners that color the stadium walls.
“Over 100 years of tradition and passion” and “We are everywhere at home” are just a few of the messages displayed on the Vișiniu background near the Tribune 2.
Inside, the stairs were inscribed with other reasons of the club and even with pictures with the players of the Rapid. In fact, including a quote by Fănuș Neagu was glued to the walls of the locker rooms, as a motivation for his students: “Everyone plays matches, only quickly plays derby”.
In the arena, we work at this moment on the last details: evidence is performed at the sound installation, every corner of the stadium is thoroughly checked, the law enforcement starting to enter into rights.
Both in the stadium and outside it, where every car entering the complex is checked in the blood.
We go there because I understand that there was a signed protocol. With FCSB we will play here in Giulești. With Dinamo it was a signed protocol, we respect it. They were allocated a significant number of tickets, as we were allocated to the match of the regular season.
If we were playing with the FCSB, it was a handicap-they play on the national arena on their own ground. Dinamo, on the other hand, goes occasionally, when playing with FCSB. Giulești was something else, as for them, on the Arc de Triomphe, I think it was something else. Both teams have won many matches on the two stadiums.
– Marius Șumudic
The ranking in the play-off
