Article by Alexandru Barbu, Daniel Grigore – Published Saturday, October 18, 2025, 09:02 / Updated Saturday, October 18, 2025 09:02
Before Dinamo – Rapid (Sunday, 20:30), Raul Rusescu compared, 1 to 1, position by position, the players in the likely teams for the derby.
The return of club football brings us a Bucharest derby, the duel between Dinamo and Rapid, two of the first 4 teams of the Superliga according to the ranking.
Neither Zeljko Kopic nor Costel Gâlcă have all the players available. Raul Rusescu compared the 100% currently available, 1 to 1, in today's edition of the GSP Live show.
“Done, did you put me forward?”reacted the triple champion of Romania when this exercise was presented to him.
Raul Rusescu compared the Rapid and Dinamo players 1 to 1: “He's Kopic's child, but he's not Dinamo's”
Here are the players Rusescu had to compare – based on the likely lineups for Sunday night.
Probable teams for Dinamo – Rapid
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Epassy or Aioani: “I'm going to Aioani”
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Sivis or Cristi Manea: “Mania”
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Boateng or Pașcanu: “Boateng”
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Stoinov or Kramer: “Stoinov. I like Stoinov. Out of all 4 [fundașii centrali]I would choose him”
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Opruț or Badescu: “Here I go on Opruț”
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Cîrjan or Christensen: “This is not fair… They are two very good players and the most important players [de la mijloc]. I like them both. If I could, I'd play with the two of them and Gnahore between them. No doubt. But I choose Cîrjan, if I have to”
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Gnahore or Keita: “Gnahore”
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Cristi Mihai or Gojkovic: “Gojkovic, although I like Cristi Mihai. I am pleasantly surprised by him, but I think Gojkovic would suit better”
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Armstrong or Dobre: “It's much simpler here. Good, because he's the top scorer in League 1. That's it. There are also certain things that Dobre needs to work on. He needs to learn to play more for the team. I know it sounds weird. He is not selfish, but my impression is that he can be more”
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Perica or Koljic: “Koljic. The wig is his child [Kopic]he likes it, he is crazy about it. He scored a few goals, but I don't see him as a striker for Dinamo“
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Karamoko or Petrila: “It's simple here, Petrila”
We draw a line and calculate 6-5 for Rapid: Aioani – Manea, Boateng, Stoinov, Opruț – Cîrjan, Gnahore, Gojkovic – Dobre, Koljic, Petrila.
Rusescu's conclusions? “Either way, balanced. And the standings suggest that balance. It will probably be balanced on the field as well. I don't know if it will be won by more than two goals, I don't think so. I see a Rapid victory, though.”
