Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Saturday, April 12, 2025, 17:56 / Updated on Saturday, April 12, 2025 17:56
Sorin Cârțu (69 years old), the honorary president of the University of Craiova, prefaced the duel with FCSB, counting for the number 4 of the superliged play-off, and came with a request for the Oltenian fans, who will most likely fill the “Ion Oblemenco” arena at the duel on Sunday evening.
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Craiova University – FCSB is played on Sunday, April 13, on the “Ion Oblemenco” stadium, from 9:00 pm. The match will be transmitted in LiveText format on GSP.ro and on TV on first sport 1 and Digi Sport 1
Craiova and FCSB are separated before this 3 -point confrontation in the standings: the champion is a leader, with 35 points, Rădoi's Oltenians are in 32, with 32 points. Cârțu spoke about Sunday's match and claimed that his team must necessarily achieve a positive result.
Sorin Cârțu: “The public does not accept a defeat”
Before the confrontation in Bănie, Cârțu spoke about the expectations of the fans for this game and the fact that the Oltenians do not accept to be defeated by the rival in the Capital. Even so, he asked the fans to be understanding and to think that there is a tactic of the team, who thinks about the future, and that the show, in such a match, is not guaranteed.
“The conclusion, as I told you, we have a very difficult week and this must be exploited and used to the maximum by analyzing and encouraging for the players. Let us remember their quality, that is why they play in Craiova and they were recommended to play in Craiova. And the importance of this game, exactly what you say.
Defeat … I don't even want to think about what this means. Even if it wasn't the goals, the fact that you play with FCSB is always special. And the spectator public never accepts a defeat from this team.
Have to accept. Those who come to this game to think and are part of the team's tactics, the interest of the team and that they come there not only for the show. Our interest is to be a positive result, to stay in the game.
We are still at stake. Sure, we lost a certain position, but that doesn't mean we can't regain it. Not necessarily now, Sunday. And in the future. The future must also be thought of, ”said Sorin Cârțu, quoted by FANATIK.ro.
I think this time the public will be clear on our side. I do not think that for this match we need an additional motivation, because we play at home, play in front of their supporters and in general players in such matches find their motivation much easier.
We will have to hold on to the play plan we have for this party, because, at one point, the spaces we need will appear. At such times the players find their motivation much easier.
If we play at home, it is clear that statistically I have not lost any point since we came. That means we're leaving with the first chance. How capable we are of all these things, opposite the motivation, we attract them on our side, the warmth of the public, the intensity of the party, but also, on the other side, they will come with the international experience, with their individual value …
– Mirel Rădoi, Craiova coach, before the match
The ranking in the play-off
