Article by Justin Gafiuc, Maria Olteanu – published Monday, September 1, 2025, 14:46 / Updated Monday, September 1, 20:48
Daniel Bîrligea (25 years old), FCSB striker, He only resisted 12 minutes in the match with CFR Cluj, Sunday evening, draw 2-2 in the 8th stage. Even if it did not seem like a serious injury, the champion player will no longer be presented to the national team, where he had been summoned for the action in September.
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Romania – Canada will be played on Friday, September 5, from 9:00 pm, on the National Arena.
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Cyprus – Romania will take place four days later, on September 9, from 21.45, on “GSP Stadium” in Nicosia.
Bîrligea was introduced at the break in the match with CFR Cluj in Gruia, but after only 12 minutes was injured and was replaced with Denis Alibec.
The accident suffered in the match with CFR Cluj makes him miss the national matches of September, according to GSP.ro sources.
Daniel Bîrligea misses national matches
In the 56th minute, Daniel Bîrligea was injured and could not continue. He came out on his own feet on the ground, but even so, he will not be apt for Romania's parties, where he had summoned with six other colleagues from FCSB.
Stefan Târnovanu, Mihai Popescu, Adrian Şut, Darius Olaru, Florin Tănase and David Miculescu are the other players of FCSB called to national.
After his injury, Lucescu has only two attackers, Louis Munteanu and Denis Drăguș. From the GSP information, the coach made the decision that he would not call anyone on the team.
He will think during the day of Monday if he will convene another striker instead of Bîrligea, a player who has not even reached the canton of Mogoșoaia.
Romania's group for September matches
Goalkeepers
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Horațiu Moldovan (Real Oviedo | Spain, 14/0), Ștefan Târnovanu (FCSB, 3/0), Răzvan Sava (Udinese
defense
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Andrei Rațiu (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 31/1), Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 21/0), Andrei Burcă (Yunnan Yukun | China, 41/1), Bogdan Racovițan (Raków (FCSB, 4/1), Nicușor Bancu (Craiova University, 47/2), Andrei Borza (FC Rapid 1923, 0/0);
midfielders
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Adrian Şut (FCSB, 7/0), Marius Marin (Pisa | Italy, 31/0), Vladimir Screciu (Craiova University, 4/0), Răzvan Marin (AEK Athens, 68/12), Nicolae Stanciu (Genoa | Italy, 82/15), Darius Olaru (FCSB, 26/0), Florin Tănase (FCSB, 21/5), Dennis Man (PSV
Attackers
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Denis Drăguș (Eyüpspor | Turkey, 24/5), Louis Munteanu (CFR Cluj, 1/0).
The ranking in the Romanian group
