Article by Romeo Ene – published Wednesday, May 14, 2025 23:52 / Updated Thursday, May 15, 2025 00:50
CFR Cluj – Hermannstadt 3-2. Dan Petrescu's band (57 years old) won the Betano Romanian Cup for the first time after 9 years. “Bursucul” offered the first reaction, after conquering the first trophy of the Romanian Cup. He dedicated him to his mother's trophy, who died two months ago.
Petrescu warned on the owner of Varga that he does not want to lose so many players at the end of the season, as happened in the previous one.
The coach will no longer sit on the team's bench at the last two matches this season, with Rapid and Fcsbbecause of health problems, but he trusts that his students will treat them seriously.
VIDEO. Dan Petrescu, statements after CFR – Hermannstadt 3-2, final of the Romanian Betano Cup
“It is clear that it was important to win the cup, not necessarily for me. The world anyway forget after the first lost match. All the players made a very good year. It was easy, but they had an excellent spirit and it was a pleasure.
Unfortunately, I didn't succeed in the championship. Big mistakes, as in today's final. I was very good in the attack, I scored goals when I wanted, occasions, but I took the goals easy. We want to play offensive, to stay up.
If we focused more on the defense … but this year we totally changed the tactic. I only played on the attack and we couldn't change the last match.
Honestly, it came out very well, I am glad for fans, leadership, everyone was with us. It's an important, honest trophy.
Even if I am no longer in the team in the next two matches … I am very tormented. I would really like players to not go on vacation and play seriously. I would like two matches to be serious.
This is the most important. An excellent group was created, thank you, thank you. Neither did they make any other teams. If you are united, you deserve a trophy in the end.
Dan Petrescu, message for Varga: “Let's not lose players anymore. Last year the measure came”
I want to solve my medical problems, be 100%healthy, then make some purchases and Let's not lose even many players – a maximum of one or two.Last season the measure, my opinion. Polemics were made, but that's the reality.
The employer needed to sell and this is it, but you can no longer have claims in the championship and in Europe. FCSB has 30 valuable players – so do we do if we want to go on two competitions ”, explained Petrescu, at the first sport.
We were not allowed to take the first goal. At 2-0 the match was closed if I enrolled. Until I don't even know if they had any shot, and nowhere, I don't know where this came from … They scored and changed the match a little.
It's for my mother the trophy. Up there guarded me and was with me today. If he lived, I would make him immense joy. But even so, the trophy dedices it 100%
– Dan PetrescuCFR Cluj's coach
Photo gallery. The most spectacular images from CFR Cluj – Hermannstadt, the final of the Romanian Betano Cup
