Article by Daniel Grigore – Published Sunday, October 19, 2025, 9:58 p.m. / Updated Sunday, October 19, 2025, 10:00 p.m.
Laszlo Balint, 46, the coach of Oțelu Galati, commented on the resounding victory achieved in Arad, 4-0 with UTA. It was the first “away” success for the Danubians this season.
Steel have been sensational at home in this championship, but had not won at all away from home until today.
In Arad, that zero next to the victories “away” disappeared. Nuno Pedro opened the scoring for the visitors, who scored 3 more times in the second half, which they played in numerical superiority.
The game changed with the introduction of Joao Paulo, the international from Cape Verde qualified for the World Championship with his country's representative. Paulo came on in the 22nd minute, in place of the injured Joao Lameira, and made a decisive pass to the 0-1 goal, then got the elimination of Ovidiu Popescu.
In the end, coach Laszlo Balint wanted to highlight the evolution of his student.
Laszlo Balint, after 4-0 with UTA: “Joao Paulo is really valuable, he raised the level”
“It is clear that we are satisfied. It was an important victory, on a difficult ground. It is very difficult to win here, UTA has shown it this season. Our satisfaction is that what we predicted was also seen on the field.
Victory cannot be doubted. I have to congratulate the boys. We are starting to score points away from home as well, we have tied two victories, these are important things for us.
It's a good moment that we're trying to prolong. Joao Paulo is a really valuable player. He qualified for the World Cup. Effective, [astăzi] raised the level of the team. I am also happy for Paulinho, Conrado (no – the other scorers in the second half).
We are very focused on the game and hope that the results will come on the back of good performances. Individual progress can be seen”, said the Oțelu coach, according to orangesport.ro.
Today's success brought the Galatasaray team up to the play-off spot, 6. Balint's team now has 19 points, 9 below the leader FC Botoșani, one above the 7th place team, Unirea Slobozia.
