Article by Daniel Grigore – published Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 21:28 / Updated Tuesday, August 26, 2025:29
Adrian Mihalcea, 49 years old, the coach of the ones from Atocommented Victoria with Steaua, 2-0 in the play-off of the Romanian Cup. The Aradians thus qualified in the competition groups, a new positive result in a sensational beginning of the championship.
But the Aradians were not simple in Ghencea. They opened the score late, only in the 77th minute, due to a sensational execution of Alin Roman. Six minutes later, Hakim Abdallah closed the table, 0-2.
For coach Adrian Mihalcea, what matters is the access to the group stage.
Adrian Mihalcea, after Steaua – UTA: “Now we want to get out of groups”
“The qualification was important. I was afraid of this match, considering that I met a good team of Liga 2.
The first goal I achieved, now we want to get out of groups. We rely on this competition, one that can bring you a much faster trophy. I knew largely that having more possession, causing them to run, maybe they would finish at the end of the match, which happened. We unlocked the game through a phenomenal execution, then we controlled and came the emptiness 2. The third could come, but in the end we were only interested in the qualification.
I am glad for the boys that they understood the message, I am glad for those who have entered the second half and now we will prepare for the next match, an extremely difficult one, with Rapid, over 3 days.
We have a good start of the championship, 8 matches with it in which we have not lost. It is a beneficial period, we must make the most of it. At one point it may come and a few less ranks. But we are glad, we continue to work, we are serious and we want to push this series of invincibility as much as possible, ”the Aradian trainer told Primasport.
Adrian Mihalcea: “I will consider all the life that the continuous team of the Star is FCSB”
Asked about the way the star's supporters reported to him in the context statements he made about FCSB And the continuity of the historical team of the army, Mihalcea was disturbed:
“It is a trivial question, asked to a dynamo every time I meet the Star. The brothers, I do not want to upset neither the CSA nor the FCSB. I considered, I consider and I will consider the whole life of the Star, the Champions League winner, is FCSB.
I just have an opinion. If he wants the world to swear at me, swear to me as much as he wants. I'm not interested, but every time you ask me the same question. If you talk about CSA, FCSB is upset. If you talk about FCSB … FCSB is the continuation.
Today they didn't really swear. I had a simple dialog and flattered it. In the end, it is good that an rival swears me, it means I did something in this football. “
