Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Thursday, June 12, 2025, 00:38 / Updated Thursday, June 12, 2025 00:38
Constantin Grameni (22 years old), holder for the U21 representative of Romania with Italy, score 0-1reacted immediately after the match. The midfielder of the Rapid believes that Romania was at the same level as the opponent of the European Championship on the beginning of the 2025 championship and trusts that the national prepared by Daniel Pancu (47 years) will do much better in the other matches in the group, with Spain and Slovakia.
Tommaso Baldanzi, AS Roma's footballer, scored the only goal of the match in the 26th minute. The captain of the Romanian representative, Louis Munteanu, missed a penalty in the extensions of the first half.
Constantin Grameni, after Italy U21 – Romania U21 1-0: “We do not deserve to lose”
“Clearly it could be more. I felt that it could be more, and I think I also demonstrated that. We didn't deserve to lose. A team of Italy, with players in Serie A, start with time draws from the 50th minute, and finally give only 3 minutes of extension …
We lost because of us. We have two more matches and we have to win them to get out of the group. I had total confidence from the first minute, I showed how good we are. I entered with confidence and today, I put them in difficulty, I had a big opportunity at the end, I missed a penalty … Unfortunately, I didn't take any point.
(no about Louis Munteanu, who missed a penalty in the first half) at the break I told him that there is no problem, that he would remove us. It could be any of us in its place. It was a very important moment from a psychological point of view, but it will recover. I think in the next match will mark and help us win.
(no about supporting Romanian supporters) was very beautiful! As they are nicknamed, the “yellow wall” have supported us today. At the hymn the whole stadium was playing with us. We are waiting for them at the next match and we hope to make them happy.
(No about coach Daniel Pancu, who watched the match in the stands, being suspended) He told us everything he had to tell us, he helped us a lot. It would have helped us even more if they were in the locker room with us, before the match, at the break, but we have nothing to do, these are the conditions imposed. We have to adapt.
(no about the match with Spain) We hope for a victory, of course, why not? And against Slovakia they won hard, 3-2. I say that all four teams are on a draw. We will not enter with any inferiority complex ”, Constantin Grașeni told Pro TV.
