Live University of Craiova – U Cluj, with Mirel Rădoi under pressure

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Craiova University – U Cluj, Probable teams

Craiova University (3-4-1-2): Isnko – Mogoș, Stevanovic, Romanchuk – Mora, A. Crețu, Anzor, M. Rădulescu – Cicâldău – Baiaram, Al Hamlawi
reserves: Long, NDong, Băsceanu, Fălcușan, D. Matei, Houri, Nsimba, T. Băluță, Teles, D. Barbu, Markovic, Screciu
Coach: Mirel Rădoi

U Cluj (4-3-1-2): Lefter – Chipciu, Codrea, I. Cristea, M. Silva – Drammeh, Bic, Murgia – Fabry – Macalou, Lukic
reserves: Gertmonas, Chirilă, Chinteș, Artean, Simion, Nistor, Barstan, Bota, Thiam, Trică
Coach: Ioan Ovidiu Sabău

Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan
ASSISTANT: Marius Marica, Traian Neacșu
Lime referee: Cătălin Popa
Assistant lime: Romică Bîrdeș

Mirel Rădoi must deliver, after the Sarajevo failure and the tensions with the owner Mihai Rotaru

The match is extremely important first and foremost for the Oltenians and especially for Mirel Rădoi. The coach of the University of Craiova came out of the first leg of the duel with Sarajevo (1-2), from the preliminaries Conference League, and later had several contrary with the owner Mihai Rotaru.

It was complained that the businessman left Andrei Ivan to go to Pansseraikos without having his consent, as well as the fact that the purchases for the new season have been late, and now he has to integrate many players.

Rotaru, on the other hand, sought to flatten the tensions, in a tee discussion, but it is clear that the next period is decisive for the coach, for now to deliver. He checked from the start of season 4 points in the championship (3-3 with UTA, 3-1 with FC Argeș) and the failure in Bosnia.

On the other side, the counterpart Ioan Ovidiu Sabău has no headaches. Even though he did not make a brilliant match, U Cluj returned with a white draw from Armenia, 0-0 with Ararat Armenia in the preliminary round of Conference League, and keeps every chance for Thursday's return, on their own ground.

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Craiova University – U Cluj, the most important information

• May 2, 2025, U Craiova-Hrapid 1-2 was the only defeat suffered by the Oltenians in the last 12 matches played on their own ground, in the rest eight successes and three draws.
• The Transylvanians won in the first stage, 4-1 on the field of Metaloglobus, then drew home with UTA Arad. Interesting to mention that all five goals of Cluj were successful by foreign footballers in the lot.
• Since returning the Transylvanians on the first stage, in 2022, the two teams have met in the main internal competition eight times, three times the Craiovans have been imposed, a game was won by Cluj, and four other matches ended. Interestingly, none of these parties ended without a goal.
• The last success checked by the Oltenians in the championship: March 14, 2025, U Craiova-U Cluj 3-0.
• The most recent direct dispute in Superliga: April 26, 2025, U Cluj-U Craiova 2-1, goals scored by M. Thiam, G. Zajkov-Autogol, respectively Al. Mitriță.
• 22 players used the Oltenians in the first two rounds, of which five are natives born after January 1, 2004. On the other side, the people of Cluj were based on 17 footballers, among them and Dan Nistor, who, if he evolves, will check the 484 superligation, equal to the number of games, only in Laszlo Boloni.

Craiova University, statements of Mirel Rădoi and Oleksandr Romanchuk before the match with U Cluj