“We will have a lot of absentees”

Article by David Marinescu – published on Friday, May 23, 2025, 15:41 / Updated on Friday, May 23, 2025 15:43
Craiova University faces lot problems before the match with Dinamowhich will be played on Saturday, at 9:00 pm, LiveText on GSP and live on Primasport and Digisport. Mirel Rădoi prefaced the derby and provided details inside the club.
The “white-blue” group is preparing for the last stage of the play-off this season, and the Oltenian objective has only ended the season in 3rd place. This is possible, but it does not depend only on the match on Ion Oblemenco, but also on the result between “U” Cluj-Rapid.

Mirel Rădoi, before the match with Dinamo: “These were our limits for this season”
Mirel Rădoi (44 years old), the technician of Craiova University, prefaced the duel, which will take place on the “Ion Oblemenco” stadium and also did a brief retrospective of the whole season.
“The game is important for both teams, because at the end of the season, the last impression matters. Even more for us, because we are in front of our supporters, but it is clear that for them it is a stake and finishing in the fifth position.
It is an important match, which at first glance seems to be pressureless, but I think we will have a pressure, because it is the last match in front of the supporters and in the last games we have not been able to gather too many points. Even if it will be almost impossible (no podium), I still hope. With all the respect for those from Rapid, but they have great problems of effective and I do not think that the University of Cluj will not be able to win at home.
We will have to win our match before looking at the others. After all, out of the five objectives that the club has at the beginning of the season, three I have achieved: rescue the club from relegation, qualification in the play-off, European cups. It is clear that everyone is dissatisfied with the current position, regardless of the results, even if we end up in the third place, many people will be dissatisfied. We have to accept reality, even if it is tough for us. After all, maybe these were our limits for this season, “said Mirel Rădoi, at the press conference before the match with Dinamo.
Mirel Rădoi: “We will have a lot of absentees”
Moreover, the “Juvetii” coach explained the problems that the team faces and confessed that they have many injured.
“At this match we will have many absentees. Will be players who will play in the positions we need and not in their basic positions. We are obliged, because at the last match, at the break, two injured players came out and there are others. Unfortunately, this championship end catches us in a position that I would not have imagined, “added the technician.
Craiova University is in the 4th place in the ranking of the Romanian Superligion, with a cumulation of 37 points, while Dinamo is 6, with 31 points.




