Live Rapid – CFR Cluj, in stage 9 of the play -off: Giulestii play the last book for Europe

Rapid and CFR Cluj They failed to break into the three duels in the championship, concluded with so many draws. In the match in the Romanian Cup groups, the team from Gruia was 2-0, even in Giulești. Now, Bucharest people have the advantage that, due to medical problems, Dan Petrescu will not be present on the bench of CFR Cluj.

Rapid – CFR Cluj, live from 8:30 pm

Rapid – CFR Cluj, start teams

Quick (4-3-3): Aioani – Manea, D. Ciobotariu, Ignat, Borza – Christensen, Săpunaru, Vulturar – Al. Dobre, Burmaz, Petrila
Reserves: Stolz, Onea, Bădescu, Braun, Hromada, R. Pop, Kait, Gojkovic, Ademo, Micovschi, Koljic, Ankeye
Coach: Marius Șumudică

CFR Cluj (4-4-3): Popa – Abeid, Bolgado, M. Ilie, Camora – Fica, Emerllahu, A. Paun – Deac, Postolachi, Sfait
Reserves: Hindrich, Gal, Iacob, Bârstan, Țîrlea, Sinyan, Tachtsidis, Korenica, Nkololo, Gligor, Kamara, L. Munteanu
Coach: Dan Petrescu

Stadium: Superbet Arena – Giulești
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galati). Assistants: Imre- Laszlo Bucsi (Sfântu Gheorghe), Marius Marchidanu (Brăila).
Var Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest). Var assistant referee: Claudiu Marcu (Constanta).

• If the Giulesti have more theoretical chances to take a place of European cups, the Transylvanians are already qualified in the Europa League preliminaries, after winning the Romanian Cup;

• Rapid has only the variant of victory with CFR Cluj To hope in the 4th place, now occupied by Craiova University, 5 points away (a more match). Then, the Giulesti should defeat U Cluj on the move, and the Oltenians to lose at home, in the last round, with Dinamo.

Rapid – CFR Cluj, the most important information before the match

• Nine victories, six draws and four defeats (3 in the play-off) is the record recorded by Giulesti this season on their own ground.

• February 10, 2025, UTA Arad – CFR Cluj 1-4 was the only success checked by Dan Petrescu's students in the previous 11 trips in the championship, in the rest seven equal results and three lost parties.

• CFR Cluj is the band with the most goals scored in the current edition – 68, of which 22 following fixed phases.

• 19 markers quickly had this season, most of all competitors.

• The match will be a special one for Cristi Săpunaru, an exponential player in the recent history of Giulesti. It will play the last match in front of the fast fans, and will put an end to a formidable career.

• The two teams met in the main internal competition 49 times, 21 times the Bucharest people won, 16 times the Transylvanians were imposed, and another 12 games ended in a draw.

• Palmares with fast host: 24 games – 15 Victories Rapid – 4 draws – 5 successes CFR Cluj.

• The first dispute took place on November 19, 1947, CFR Bucharest-Farar 5-1 (B. Marian, I. Lungu, Filotti, Comşa / Ferenczi 60).

• The Rapid administered to today's opponent the most severe defeat in the championship. It happened in March 1949, CFR Bucharest – CFR Cluj 12-2, the title of the Chronicles of “Popular Sport” being a suggestive one: “The figures at the table did not reach …”. At the same time, this result also meant the clearest victory in the history of Bucharest on the first stage. Four of the 12 successes wore the signature of Bazil Marian, and another three were succeeded by Zavoda I. At the end of the 1948/1949 season, Rapid finished on 2, while CFR took the road of the B, from where he would return in 1969.

• The most recent direct confrontation in the Super League: April 14, 2025, CFR Cluj -rapid 1-1 (L. Bolgado / M. Kait). It should be remembered that, Dan Petrescu debuted as the main in Superliga right at Rapid, 21 years ago, on March 12, 2004, in the victory ticked by Giulesti with FC Oradea, score 2-1. Also, Marius Şumudică trained CFR in the start of the season 2021/2022, succeeding six victories from six in the championship.

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