Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 7:26 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
Sorin Cârțu (69 years old), the president of Craiova University, analyzed the evolution of his team after the success of the last stage and conveyed his expectations for the rest of the season.
The Olten official also spoke about Dinamo's style of play, after the defeat of the “dogs” in the derby of the capital with Rapid, score 0-2.
For Sorin Cârțu, the championship restarts: “For us a new championship begins”
Cârțu declared himself satisfied with his team's reaction after a more difficult period, but emphasized that the Oltenians must maintain concentration in the following stages.
“Three points that we wanted with Slobozia and this victory, which brings us out of our more lame gait… I had some matches in handwe lost points with Botoșani and Dinamo in the last minutes and that counts too.
It also mattered for the morale of the team, and I hope the victory will help us to continue collecting points as before”, declared Cârțu.
“For us, basically, a new championship will begin. From Sunday we have 15 more stages to play. We have to win the match with Metaloglobus. I was afraid of Slobozia, because these matches with lower ranked teams are the most dangerous.
With Rapid there is a different focus, but with these smaller teams there is a risk of disconnection”, added the president of the University.
The Olten president also spoke about Dinamo: “They play exactly what Kopic wants”
The Craiova official also analyzed Dinamo's performance in the lost derby with Rapid, appreciating that the team of Zeljko Kopic (48 years old) has a clear game identity.
“Dinamo play exactly what Kopic wants. He passes this game one-on-one. It's about the only team in Romania that challenges you to play one on one on certain areas of the land. It was a good match, Dinamo controlled the game”, said Cârțu, on primasport.ro.
Next comes a new test from the Conference League, but also the match with the newly victorious vs FCSB
A full week is coming for the University of Craiova. On Thursday, the team will meet the Armenian formation Noah in the UEFA Conference League groups, and on Sunday they will receive the visit of Metaloglobus, a team that managed to surprise the last stage, defeating the champion FCSB, score 2-1.
