LIVE CFR Cluj – FC Botosani, duel in stage 6 of Superliga

After removing the Europa League round 3, CFR Cluj returns to the championship, where it is 13th, with 4 points in 4 matches. If necessary, Petrescu's band will climb, provisionally, on the 8th place. On the other side, FC Botosani is in the 7th place, with 8 points. With a victory, he will climb 4.

CFR Cluj – FC Botosani, live from 6:30 pm

CFR Cluj – FC Botoșani, Start teams:

cf.: Micai – Bosec, Sinyan, M. Ilie, Abeid – Emerlahu, T. Keita, Korenica – Cordea, Gjorgjievski, Biliboc
reserves: Gal, György, Camora, Bolgado, Perianu, Fică, Deac, Nkololo, Postolachi, L. Munteanu, Șfaiț, Badamosi
Coach: Dan Petrescu

Botosani: Anestis – Ilas, hundred, Miron, Pavlovic – Bordeianu, Petro – A. Dumitru, Bodișteanu, Dumiter – Kovtaliuk
reserves: Kukic, Benzar, Țigănașu, Creț, M. Fernandez, Mailat, Pănoiu, Aldair, OnGenda, Pope, A. Dumitru, Mitrov
Coach: Leo Grozavu

Stadium: “Dr. Constantin Rădulescu” (Cluj-Napoca)
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan // ASSISTANT: Radu Ghinguleac, Mircea Grigoriu
Referee Var: Radu Petrescu // Assistant lime: Cosmin Bojan

I had time to see Botosani, I watched 3 matches today.

I realize that a very difficult match is waiting for us, because they have a very fast, aggressive, very good team. Let's see what players I will find prepared for this match, a very, very important one. For me it is like a final in the championship, even though an equally important European match comes. The most important match is the next, and this is the one with Botosani.

We are not well in the championship, I think I haven't been in this position since I am a coach and I feel very bad in this position. I hope the players understand. Let's no longer find apologies. Even if we arrived at 4 in the morning, this is the reality, we have nothing to do.

Some players returned. I think of Emerlahu, Simao, Cordea here. I would have liked to have Munteanu and Păun at my disposal, but unfortunately I don't have this match.

– Dan Petrescu, CFR Cluj coach

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• CFR Cluj started the season with a victory at home, 2-1 with Unirea Slobozia, after which they followed a draw at Rapid and two defeats on their own ground (0-2 FC Argeș, 2-3 U Craiova).

• The Clujs scored at least one goal in 20 of the previous 21 parties played from the position of hosts.

• Moldovans have a good championship start, with two victories and two draws, the only failure being the last trip, 1-2 with Rapid. Among the remarks from the Botosani camp are Sebastian Mailat, who contributed to four of his nine successes (three goals, an Assist).

• The two teams met in the main internal competition 30 times, 15 times the Transylvanians were imposed, eight times they won the Botosani, and another seven parties ended in a draw.

• The first dispute took place on July 21, 2013, 0-0 on the “Municipal” in Botosani, the match also recording the debut of the Moldavian group in the Romanian Superliga.

• The first of the 15 successes succeeded by Cluj was registered on December 15, 2013, CFR-FC Botosani 3-1.

• December 13, 2015, FC Botosani-CFR Cluj 2-1, the first victory succeeded by the Botosani formation in the direct duels (NGADEU, I. Fulop / Lopez).

• The biggest score difference: April 16, 2016, CFR Cluj-FC Botosani 6-0.

• August 14, 2022, CFR-FC Botoșani 0-1 was the only success successful by Moldovans in the 15 trips on the land of Cluj, in the rest of 3 draws and 11 defeats.

• The most recent confrontation in the Superliga Romania: January 19, 2025, FC Botosani-CFR Cluj 1-1.