Article by Maria Olteanu – published Tuesday, August 05, 2025, 13:11 / Updated Tuesday, August 05, 2025 13:12
To make extra money, Rapid He agreed to play practically on the field of FCSB the match at home, against the Romanian champion, from August 17, from the 6th stage. The duel scheduled at 9:30 pm will be played in the National Arena, the largest stadium of the country, and will be livetext on gsp.ro.
Victor Angelescu, the minority shareholder from Rapid and the president of the Giuleștean club, announced on Tuesday that the derby against the red-blue band, with Rapid host, will take place on the National Arena.
The red-blue fans will receive an entire lawn at this match, as the Rapid official said.
Rapid – FCSB, on the National Arena, in the 6th Stage of the Superliga
“We will play on the National Arena, and FCSB will receive a lawn or how many tickets they ask their supporters in that lawn, that maybe they will have fewer.
But we will not make any written protocol. I find it enough to understand each other, we are in 2025 and if there is no regulation problem or something imposed by the gendarmerie, I think a Gentelman's Agreement is sufficient.
I hope we have a beautiful derby, without incident, in which, of which, normally, I would like to win, “said Victor Angelescu, for digisport.ro.
Rapid also tried such a financial recipe in the previous season, playing the match of the regular season, against the FCSB, on the National Arena. The March 2025 match ended on a tie, score 0-0, In front of over 30,000 people
Marius Șumudică, the coach of that time, was unhappy that the team played the matches at home at the Rival stadium, considering that the atmosphere would have been more beautiful in the “Vulcan” on Giulești.
Later, in the play -off, the Rapid – FCSB match was played at the Giulești stadium.
I told you, with Giulești full it is hard to play. I hope to have it with FCSB when we play at home, in return. I hope to have the Giulesti full at the return with FCSB.
We will play Giuleşti, I tell you! (So not on the national arena?) No, never! Better cut my neck, break my clothes on me. On Giulești!
I tell you from now that we will play Giulesti with FCSB
– Marius Șumudică, in March 2025
Also in the 6th stage of Superliga, the Dinamo – UTA match, scheduled on Friday, August 15, from 9:30 pm, will be played on the National Arena.
