Article by Remus Dinu – published on Sunday, August 31, 2025, 17:30 / Updated on Sunday, August 2025 17:31
FC Botosani and Craiova University It is dueling today, from 6:30 pm, in the second match of the day in Superliga. The Moldovan party is LiveText on GSP.ro and live at Digi Sport 1 and the first sport 1. It's the first appearance of the Olteni after Qualification in the main phase of Conference Leagueand Rădoi is expected again to improvise in the starting team.
FC Botosani – Craiova University, Live from 6:30 pm
FC Botoșani – Craiova University, Start teams:
Botosani (4-2-3-1): Anestis – Ilaș, Miron, Petro, Țigănașu – Pope, Aldair – Cîmpanu, OnGenda, Mailat – Dumiter
Reserves: Kukic, Pavlovic, hundred, Diaq, Creț, Adams, David, Bordeianu, Dumitru, Bodișteanu, Mitrov, Kovtaliuk
Coach: Leo Grozavu
Craiova University (3-5-2): Long – Mogoș, Screciu, Romanchuk – Rădulescu, Crețu, Anzor, Cicâldău, Fl. Stefan – Houri, Nsimba
Reserves: L. Popescu, Isnko, Bancu, Badelj, Fălcușan, T. Băluță, Samuel Teles, D. Matei, Băsceanu, Baiaram, D. Barbu
Coach: Mirel Rădoi
Stadium: “Municipal”, Botosani
Referee: Adrian Viorel Cojocaru (Galati) / A1: Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe (Suceava) / A2: Romică Bîrdeș (Pitești) / Lime referee: Rareș George Vidican (Satu Mare) / Avar Referee: Cosmin Bojan (Târgu Mureș) / R1: Ovidiu Robu (Chitila – Ilfov) / Referee Observer: Iosif Olah (Sfântu Gheorghe)
UPDATE »How the Juvers were received in Botosani, after qualifying in Conference League
The white-blue had a warm reception in the north of Moldova.
Among the supporters of the white-blue, the enthusiasm remains at high levels. Eloquent is the way in which Mirel Rădoi and his players were received in Botosani, where they “dismantled” for this evening's match.
Dozens of supporters waited for the hotel to the players of Craiova, stopping at the pictures and asking for autographs to the superliges. Among the favorites of the supporters were Nicușor Bancu, Alexandru Cicâldău, Stefan Baiaram and Steven Nsimba, the last author of 6 goals in just 9 appearances for the University.
The title, Rotaru's declared objective: “We want the championship for what this brand means!”
Mihai Rotaru, the main financier of the up -to -date leader in Superliga, states more than ever, that Craiova University is prepared to take the next step, the conquest of the championship, which the Bănia approached once in the 11 years since the promotion in the first league.
“For Bănie, we want the championship! It is important! We want it very much. We lost the one in 2020, I hope we do not lose the one from 2025-2026.
We want, for what the brand of the University of Craiova means, to reapply the passion of the supporters, of the city and the region for the University! ”, Said Rotaru, in an intervention after qualifying for the premiere of Olteni in Conference League.
Leo Grozavu, confident that Botosani can confuse the leader: “Craiova has lost here!”
We are talking about an important championship match. We meet a freshly qualified team in the Conference League groups, we meet the championship leader, an undefeated team. Of course, it's a team in great shape! I would like to see a full stadium, to support their favorite team, because I have seen so many times what it means to support your team. Let's prove that we can cope with anyone!
I think we are capable of anything. We do not leave the position of outsider, we play on our own ground, we have shown in this championship that we know how to attack, we know how to score goals. It is very important to show that we know how to defend ourselves. So it will be an interesting match, Craiova lost in Botosani.
– Leo Grozavu, coach FC Botosani, according to Botosaneanul.ro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i2MX4ASSH8
Mirel Rădoi: “We have accumulated fatigue, we have problems”
Mirel Rădoi does not exclude changes in the first “11”, but says he will decide after the discussions he will carry with the medical department.
“It will be difficult to forget that evening, this qualification. However, we hope to have a large thought in Botosani, because at this moment we meet the second best team on the attack phase and I think it is one of the very good teams of the championship on their own ground,” said Rădoi in the first phase.
“A state of fatigue has been accumulated, we have some problems too. We are waiting for the morning training for medical evaluation, to see which players we can rely on and what are the players who will stay at home. Nor was it easy for Botosani this week, with the Cup match in Alba Iulia, but many players changed.
I think it will be much more difficult for us to be much more difficult and physically. It is clear that in both aspects we can suffer, I just hope to raise as much as possible for this party, because it is important that in this break we will come with a victory.
Changes can occur only after the discussion with the doctor this morning, after training, “said the” Juveti “coach.
FC Botoșani – Craiova University | Key data about the match, filtered by GSP statistician Liviu Manolache
-April 14, 2025, FC Botoșani-Oliul 0-1 was the only defeat suffered at home by Leo Grozavu's students in the main internal competition this calendar year, in the rest of six victories and six equality results.
– The Oltenians have a formidable season start with six wins and a draw, results from which they settled at the top of the standings.
-I meet teams with the best offensive (at the end of the previous stage), U Craiova – 16 goals scored, FC Botosani – 15 successes.
-Sy six offensive contributions gathered Sebastian Mailat (4 goals, 2 decisive passes)a performance that we find at the end of the seventh stage only next to Alin Roman (UTA).
-The two teams met in the main internal competition 28 times, nine times the Botosanians were imposed, 10 times the Oltenians won, and nine other parties ended in a draw.
Palmares with FC Botosani host: 14 games – 7 Victories FC Botosani – 6 draws – 1 success Craiova University.
-The first game took place in the 2014/2015 season, when CS University Craiova won on its own ground (November 1, 2014). The first victory on the account of the Moldovans came on May 2, 2015, FC Botosani-U Craiova 2-0 (markers: Acsinte, Batin).
-a successful success of white-blue in the championship on adverse land (14 trips): July 19, 2020, FC Botosani-U Craiova 0-2.
-the latest direct dispute from Superliga: April 22, 2025, FC Botosani-U Craiova 2-2 (E. Lopez, M. Pavlovic / A. Safira, Şt. Baiaram).
May 5 2021, Sepsi OSK-U Craiova 2-0 was The only successful victory by coach Leo Grozavu in the previous eight duels with the Bănie groupin the rest, five draws and two defeats.
The situation in real time in the superlig
