Scandal after Oil – CFR! Neagoe and Mandorlini got into a fight on the lawn, the referees intervened immediately
Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Monday, October 20, 2025 22:38 / Updated Monday, October 20, 2025 23:52
Petrolul Ploiești beat CFR Cluj 1-0, in the match of the 13th stage of the Superliga, but the end of the game at “Ilie Oană” was marked by tensions between the two coaches.
It all started in extra time, in the 90+8th minute, when CFR benefited from a free kick, and Neagoe was warned with a yellow card for protests. After the final whistle, Andrea Mandorlini, Cluj's technician, had a heated exchange of words with Eugen Neagoe, Petrol's coach, whom he slightly pushed.
Neagoe and Mandorlini, one step away from a major conflict
At the end of the match, spirits heated up between the main coaches, and the Italian technician Andrea Mandorlini was warned with a yellow card, the home coach also received the same sanction, in the 90+8th minute, also after a tense moment.
The staffs of the two teams intervened quickly to calm the spirits, and the conflict did not degenerate.
The only goal of the game was scored by Denis Radu, in the 77th minute, but after the final whistle, the nerves gave way.
Petrolul – CFR Cluj, starting teams:
Petrol (3-4-3): Bălbarău – Guilherme (Tolea '72), Papp, Roche – Veiga, Dongmo, Mateiu (Doukansy '58), Jyry, Sălceanu – Chică Roșă (Doumtsios '72), Grozav (V.Gheorghe '29) [D.Radu ’58]Unused reserves: Krell, Hanca, Boțogan, I. Paraschiv, Hermann, Onguene
Coach: Eugene Neagoe
CFR Cluj (3-5-2): Hindrich – Coco, Zouma (Fică '85), M. Ilie – Sfait (Biliboc '61), Emerllahu, T. Keita, Djokovic, Korenica (Cordea '61) – Slimani, Cernigoi (Abeid '61)
Unused reserves: Gal, Valceanu, Gyorgy, Sinyan, Kresic, Perianu, Păun, Badamosi
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini
