Article by Alexandru Barbu – Published Sunday, October 19, 2025, 10:00 / Updated Sunday, October 19, 2025 10:05
FCSB seemed to recover from the crisis, it had won the previous stages with Oțelul, with Craiova University. A success in Clinceni, with Metaloglobus, was predictable. However, the bottom ranked produced the surprise of the season and beat the team that is now ranked 12th, 5 points away from the play-off, 15 lengths from the first position, 2-1.
Next, why last night's result is a real shocker of the competition.
FCSB lost with the “flashlight” Metaloglobus: the shame translated into 7 points
1. The team now coached by Mihai Teja spent only 413,000 euros in 2024, a tiny budget for a football club, less than half of the amount earned in the previous season by Florin Tănase – 1 million euros from salaries and bonuses. In the same year 2024, the salary budget of the champion reached 9 million euros!
2. The weakest Ligue 1 team on Transfermarkt, Metaloglobus, a lot valued at 3.45 million euros, managed to beat the most valuable team in the competition, FCSB, whose lot is rated at 48.43 million.
3. FCSB failed to score from action against the most vulnerable defense in the Superliga. Metaloglobus had conceded 27 goals in the first 12 stages, an average of more than two goals conceded per match.
30 daysthey passed from the last goal scored by FCSB in action in the championship, scored by Bîrligea against Botoșaniului (1-3). Since then, only Tănase has scored for the red-blues, each time from shots from 11 meters
4. The holders from Metaloglobus from last night's game together reach 322 appearances in League 1, with only 13 more than a single player from FCSB – Florin Tănase, 309 matches on the first stage.
5. Metaloglobus is the only team in League 1 without a main sponsor on their shirts. The equipment does not even have the names of the players, while FCSB has a partnership with Nike and collects 2.5 million euros annually from sponsorships.
6. Huge difference in infrastructure too. FCSB rents the National Arena, the biggest and most expensive stadium in the country, while Metaloglobus has no home. The newly-promoted team plays in Clinceni, on an arena that was previously deficient on the lawn, in the changing rooms, which is why the League, the Federation, the holder of the TV rights insisted that Metaloglobus and Unirea Slobozia play their matches in other arenas.
7. At the bookmakers, the odds for the victory of Metaloglobus were really huge – 11.75, while FCSB had odds of only 1.32.
I don't think I've ever been so angry. There were 3 extremely important points for us. It's a shame we made fun of what we did in the last few games. We have to stand up and analyze.
Who resists, well, who doesn't, then goodbye, here the demands are high! We apologize to the supporters who were present at the stadium, but also to those from the entire country. Tonight I was a disgrace!
– Florin Tănase, FCSB midfielder
