Cezar Titor article – published Thursday, May 22, 2025, 00:31 / Updated Thursday, May 22, 2025 01:08
At the end of the match, the Romanian international celebrated with his colleagues, on the grass, being present on the podium, having the “tricolor” wrapped in the belt.
Photo. Radu Drăgușin celebrated the triumph of Tottenham of the Europa League final
Drăgușin is out from the end of January. The central defender will miss the parties of Romania from the beginning of June, from the preliminaries for the 2026 World Championship, which will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
On January 30, in the last match played in the single group of Europa League, after 22 consecutive matches of the holder, Drăgușin was a reserve for the match with Elfsborg, won, finally, with 3-0 London.
He was thrown into the fight after Ange Postecoglu's break, but was injured and went out in the 66th minute, when the score was still 0-0. The verdict was an unfortunate one for the Romanian: a break of the cross ligaments. In the North London campaign of Europa League, Drăgușin played in seven games, all in the group stage.
“It was an extremely difficult season, but we fought together and we won our place in the final. I am proud of this group. It is very difficult not to be part of a night, but football teaches you resistance. I am with the boys at every step, let's finish the job!”, Posted the Romanian defender on the social networks. He encouraged his teammates before the match, being surprised by discussing Archie Gray and Brennan Johnson, the author of the only goal on “San Mames” in Bilbao.
Drăgușin wins the first career trophy, becoming at the same time and The first Romanian to win a European trophy, after Cristi Săpunaru, all Europa League, along with Porto, at the end of the 2010-2011 season. A year ago, Cristi Chivu had passed his champions League in the T -shirt.
