Cezar Titor article – published Tuesday, April 08, 2025, 22:36 / Updated Tuesday, April 08, 2025 22:44
Marius Șumudică, 54 years old, the technician of Rapid, discussed his future on the bench of Giulesti, in the context of numerous rumors that his separation from the white-troop in the summer is imminent, whether he will manage to qualify the team in the European Cups or not.
However, the technician responsible for the historical triumph of Astra Giurgiu in 2016 claims that his current understanding would be automatically extended, if he manages to obtain tickets for the Europa League or Conference League preliminaries. He says that the Superliga and the Romanian Cup offer equal chances of qualification.
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Rapid will meet Hermannstadt in the semifinals of the Romanian Cup on April 23. In the other semifinal, the Lighthouse and CFR Cluj face.
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In the championship, the “railway” just achieved the first success in the play-off, 1-0 with Dinamo. Rapid is on 5, with 27 points.
Marius Șumudică: “Șumudică wants to continue at Rapid”
“At the moment, the Rapid is led by Șumudică, and Șumudică wants to continue at Rapid. We hope that the shareholders will be convinced that Marius Șumudică is the best option. I have a contract for two years. From the discussions we had with the shareholders, my contract will be extended automatically if we qualify in the European Cups.
And even if we don't, if they are satisfied with the work performed by me and my staff, We continue in the year too”, Said Marius Șumudică at the first sport.
“In the Romanian Cup, we will play at Hermannstadt. They have an extraordinary moral. We lost with them in the 90th minute in the championship, totally unmerited, on an individual mistake. I think we have a chance of qualification in the European cups both through the championship and the cup, the chances are 50-50.
If we manage to go through Hermannstadt – with all respect for Gică Hagi – it will be difficult to pass CFR Cluj. We will play the final with CFR and anything can happen, as it will be with Hermannstadt. We will prepare very well for both fronts ”, added the Giulesti technician.
There is the variant as Rapid to win the Cup and go automatically to the Europa Leagueor win CFR Cup. We have to put a team under us. I knew about the Lighthouse and Sepsi that they had the right to promote, I didn't know about the others. I didn't know what other teams have licenses for Europe. There is this possibility.
– Marius Șumudică, fast coach
