LIVE Petrolul – CFR Cluj, the last match of the 13th round of the Superliga

With 12 matches played, Petrolul and CFR Cluj are not in the best situation. Ploiești are 14th, with only 9 accumulated points, and Transylvania are 11th, with 13 points.

Petrolul – CFR Cluj, live from 20:30

Petrolul – CFR Cluj, probable teams

Oil: Bălăbrău – Roche, Papp, Prce – Veiga, Dongmo, Jyry, Mateiu, Sălceanu – Chică Roşa, Grozav
Reserves: Krell, B. Marian, Soares, Tolea, Hanca, Boțogan, Doukansy, I. Paraschiv, Correia, V. Gheorghe, Doumtsios
Coach: Eugene Neagoe

CFR Cluj: Hindrich – Coco, Sinyan, M. Ilie, Camora – Păun, T. Keita, Djokovic – Cordea, L. Munteanu, Biliboc
Reserves: Gal, Valceanu – Gyorgy, Zouma, Kresic, Perianu, Ciubăncan, Cernigoi, Emerllahu, Korenica, Şfaiț, Slimani
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini

Stadium: “Ilie Oană” (Ploiesti)
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu // Assistants: Vasile Marinescu, Romică Bîrdeș
VAR Referee: Cătălin Popa // Assistant VAR: Cristina Rose

Iuliu Mureșan returns to CFR Cluj!

After the departure of Cristi Balaj, financier Ioan Varga began the search for a new president, with two names on his list: Iuliu Mureșan and Marian Copilu. He worked with both at CFR Cluj. And now he clapped hands with the new official. Iuliu Mureșan (71 years old) is the new president of CFR Cluj! He returns to Transylvania after 5 years,

“He is a man I know very well and respect him very much. I like his character. He is from Cluj, he knows the club very well, he knows the pressure and the demands here. In addition, he has demonstrated countless times that he knows how to manage and run a club the size of CFR Cluj. I analyzed this decision very well, I weighed every plus and every minus of the two on my list. It was a difficult decision, but I'm sure she's the best!” said Nelu Varga for Gazeta Sporturilor.

Iuliu Mureșan led the club for 17 years, from 2001 to 2018, he and Arpad Paszkany being the ones who created the team. He won 8 trophies. He left in 2018, later moving to CFR Cluj and Dinamo, at this moment being out of the world of football.

Superliga live standings

With a win today, Petrolul would reach 12 points and get closer to CFR Cluj and FCSB, both with 13. If Mandorlini's team won today, they would reach a tie with Farul and be in 8th place, just three points from the play-off zone.

The best statistics before Petrolul – CFR Cluj

• Prahoven won in the previous round, 1-0 against FC Argeș (away), and stopped a negative streak consisting of two equal results and six lost games.
• The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 28 times, Transylvania won 13 times, Ploiești prevailed seven times, and eight other games ended in a draw.
• The first match took place in the 1969/70 edition, in Cluj, on November 2, 1969, CFR-Petrolul 2-1 (scorers Marian Popescu, Vasile Soo / Dragu Bădin; coaches Constantin Rădulescu, respectively Constantin Cernăianu).
• June 6, 1971, Petrolul-CFR 2-1, the first success on the account of the Prahovens in the disputes with the railwaymen. Mircea Dridea scored the second goal for Ploieşte, the first being scored by Dragu Bădin. The people of Cluj reduced their handicap two minutes before the end through Augustin Ţegean.
• The last success achieved by the “Yellow Wolves”: May 6, 2016, Petrolul-CFR Cluj 1-0.
• The most recent confrontation in the Super League: February 22, 2025, CFR Cluj-Petrolul 2-0 (M. Korenica, M. Kamara).
• It should be remembered that the last trophy in Prahoven's showcase, the Romanian Cup 2012/13, was won after a final contested in front of this round's opponent, Petrolul-CFR Cluj 1-0 (June 1, 2013).
• The game will be a special one for Alexandru Mateiu, the current Prahoven midfielder, facing the match with the number 400 on the first stage in Romania (FC Brașov, U Craiova, Petrolul), a figure reached over time by only 28 other players.