Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Friday, September 26, 2025, 12:39 / Updated on Friday, September 26, 2025:41
Mircea Lucescu (80 years old), the team of the Romanian national team, entered the direct Friday at noon, after the success of the ones from Fcsbfrom the first stage of the unique group of Europa League, score 1-0 with Go ahead Eagles. He was impressed by the spirit shown by the red-blue and it is optimistic that the attitude will be kept for the Romanian national matches, in October.
Romania has on October 9 amical with the Republic of Moldova, on its own ground, then an official match with Austria, in the preliminaries of the World Championship of 2026. Lucescu was worried about what the players from FCSB in Superliga looks and he asked a lot of question to what will convene for the action of next month, but the match will be in the next month, of mounting.
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“An exceptional victory for their morale, of Romanian football, obtained with much intelligence, a spirit of sacrifice, can be seen when playing for the club that pays them, they have a huge responsibility. At the national team they have to play with the soul, a responsibility for what is done to the national team.
Bravo to Gigi and Bravo to the coach, were motivated last night, showed that a team, sacrificed, attackers who recovered in their own square, gives me hopes.
I would like to see this spirit and at the national team, comparing with the match with Cyprus, they wanted a lot, they came after negative results, critics, analyzes, the world had lost hope that they are recovering, but with spirit you gain enormously. I have never seen such a team to sacrifice in the game, they came out of each action.
It has to continue in the championship, last night they have defended themselves very well, in the championship they have to attack, that the teams are closed, but it was clear another spirit. At one point I was worried after the match with Cyprus that I did not see players willing to leave their lives, God forbid, but … let's see them with Young Boys, gives me hope, widens the selection area for matches with Austria and Moldova.
With Cyprus it was incredible, after the goal I did not respect anything I prepared. We do everything we can to win with Austria, it gives me hope yesterday, I can choose the most fit players, those who were, ”said Mircea Lucescu, on Friday, at Fanatik.ro.
Pictures from GO Ahead Eagles – FCSB 0-1
The ranking in the single group of Europa League
