“The beer was coming with the maid at the training” “which coach temporarily stopped the situation

Sources close to the club reveal that, in “was” Mihai Iosif, alcohol consumption had become a regular practice in the locker room, with the involvement of several players, including Cristi Săpunaru, who was considered to have been the initiator. The beer was discreetly brought at the end of the workouts, carried with the maid and tasted by the components of the white-river group, after recovery, even at the “electromagnetic” preparation base. After Adrian Mutu's arrival, this habit would have been interrupted.

Yesterday, after publishing the information, in a press release, the Giuleștean club vehemently denied the events reported by GSP and other sports publications.

New details from the Scandal from Rapid: several witnesses confirm the consumption of alcoholic beverages at the “electromagnetic” base

Alcohol consumption among Rapid players is not a phenomenon overnight. According to sources close to the club, such practices took place a few years ago, when the team trained at the old electromagnetic sports base.

Just a few minutes before the end of the workouts, an old model car, appeared discreetly near the ground. At the wheel was an unidentified person, most likely the magazine Adrian Tarchilă, who brought, With the help of a maid, several bottles of beer directly in the locker room.

In the autumn of 2022, Rapid moved to the new sports base “the builder”. The sources claim that defender Cristi Săpunaru was the “order” of alcoholic beverages. The captain did not have a driving license, he was constantly brought to training by his neighbor, Vladimir Drăghia.

The atmosphere after training had become almost ritual. The players were relaxing behind the field, where a teqball table was installed, and after a few exchanges, they were recovering in the special basins and, finally, the relaxation in the locker room, where the “ritual” complete beer. According to several witnesses, these episodes did not represent isolated cases, but were part of a routine well grounded at that time.

All these events happened in the interval in which Mihai Iosif was the main coach of the Rapid (March 15, 2021-March 2, 2022), and the Spanish Daniel Castro Reyes held the position of physical trainer, since August 29, 2019. The return of Cristi Săpunaru to the club took place in the summer of 2021, shortly after the return of the Giulesti to the elite of Romanian football.

Subsequently, with the departure of Mihai Iosif and the appointment of Adrian Mutu as the head coach, It seems that these practices would have been abandoned, at least temporarily.

• According to information published by About alcohol.rofrequent alcohol consumption negatively affects long -term sports performance: it inhibits protein synthesis, reducing muscle growth and recovery. It unbalances hormones, lowering testosterone and increasing cortisol. Prevents the absorption of essential nutrients. It affects the quality of sleep, slowing recovery.