Article by Eduard Apostol – published on Thursday, July 24, 2025, 09:34 / Updated Thursday, July 24, 2025 09:34
Ararat Armenia – U Cluj It is played tonight from 7:00 pm, and Ioan Ovidiu Sabău's band wants to force qualification in the Conference League groups in this edition. The duel of the “red hats” will be transmitted livetext on GSP.ro and live by the TV stations Digi Sport 1 and the first sport 1.
The 4th place in the previous season of the Superligion, U Cluj is one of the two representatives of Romania in this edition of Conference League. Tonight, from 7:00 pm, will play away with Ararat-Armenia, from 7:00 pm.
Ararat Armenia – U Cluj, live from 19:00
Probable teams at Ararat -Armenia – U Cluj
U Cluj (4-3-1-2): Gertmonas – M. Silva, Artean, I. Cristea, Chipciu – Murgia, Bic, Nistor – Thiam – Macalou, Lukic
reserves: Lefter, Chirilă, Bota, Fabry, Codrea, Drammeh, Trică, Chinteș, G. Simion
Absent: Capradossi, van der Werff, Cisse (injured)
Coach Ioan Ovidiu Sabău
Ararat-Armenia: Nerssyan – Hovhannisyan, Julio, Quairós, Grigoryan – Jr. Duarte, Muradyan, Ambartsumyan, Libra, Welton – Ayongo
Coach: Tulipa
Stadium FFA Academy
Referee Dzmitry Dzmitryieu. ASSISTANT Dzmitry Zhuk, Dzianis Yemelynchykau (all of Belarus)
Ioan Ovidiu Sabău emphasized the importance of a balanced and cerebral game, prioritizing the result to the detriment of the show. “This does not mean that we have prepared the game to defend ourselves,” the university coach said.
The Transylvanians will be supported by a record number of supporters for a movement of a band from Romania! According to GSP information, 400 ultras are expected tonight in Erevan to represent U.'s 12th player.
“We have a well -organized team and I think we should look a little better and physically. As a game system I have in mind how we should play, but until tomorrow (n.red today) I will think a little more,” Sabău said at the press conference before the match.
Both the mayor of Cluj, Emil Boc and other political figures of the city accompanied the band.
