Article by Eduard Apostol – Published Saturday, October 18, 2025, 1:01 p.m. / Updated Saturday, October 18, 2025, 1:01 p.m.
U Cluj collected only two points in the last 4 stages, and Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (57 years old) wanted to resign at the end of the failure with Csikszereda (1-2). The management turned away from the road, the Transylvanian decided to continue with the “Red Caps”, who are 4 points away from the play-off places.
Today, from 3:00 p.m., U Cluj will square off against the league leader, FC Botoșani, in a thrilling duel on the banks of the Someș. In the last direct duel, the Moldovans won 1-0 at Cluj Arena.
Andrej Fabry about FC Botoșani, U Cluj's opponent: “Simple football, it's not lucky that it's the first”
Slovakian Andrej Fabry (28 years old) is trying to establish himself in the first 11 of the black and whites and hopes that U will really recover from the match against FC Botoșani.
“It will be a tough game, they are first. They have a good team with very good players. They play simple but very effective football, we have to be ready for that and I hope with our fans we will win this game.
I saw, for example, their last match, the one against UTA (the Moldovans won 2-1). I looked a little. As I said, they play simple, long-ball football and everyone runs for the “second ball”. They certainly have good players in the middle. It's not luck that they are first, they really have good players,” said the Slovakian University midfielder before the direct match.
We are not perfect, but I think we had good matches. In some matches I played much better, but I didn't have any luck. We were not calm at the end. If we change that, I know we can beat them. I'm not worried, I know that, for example, a game won can change everything
Andrej Fabry, U Cluj midfielder
Andrej Fabry believes in the play-offs: “We can qualify”
U Cluj did not beat us on their own ground this season! Regardless of whether he played in exile, in Sibiu, or at Cluj Arena.
“We have to change that. Of course we want to win. If everyone gives their maximum and, as I said, we will be good and calm in attack, not put more pressure on us to score, it will be fine after,” said the Slovakian.
Fabry is not worried that U Cluj can miss the play-off: “For sure, we can qualify. We have many matches waiting for us, so we can.”
4draw and a failure, with Dinamo, has U Cluj in the championship until the duel with Botoșaniul
