Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Monday, 27 October 2025, 23:23 / Updated on Monday, 27 October 2025 23:23
Rapid – Unirea Slobozia 4-1. Claudio Petrila (24 years old) and Rare Pop (20 years) gave the first reaction after tonight's decisive success. Extremely happy, the two speedsters urge calmness.
Rapid reached 31 points and equaled the leader FC Botoșani, but the two starters tonight are not thinking about the title at the moment.
Pop he thanked the coach Wen for confidence and hopes to continue getting minutes this season, whether he's a starter or not.
The kid scored the first goal against Giulești and admitted that coach Gâlcă keeps him on the ground.
Rareș Pop, statements after Rapid – Unirea Slobozia 4-1: “I think now we have some peace that we needed”
“I'm very happy. It was quite a difficult period for me. I'm glad that I managed to score even against Giulești. I can't necessarily say that I was surprised that I was the starter.
I was prepared all the time. It was a bit of an unexpected change, playing in a different position, but I think I managed. I still have a lot to improve in this position, I don't play very often, maximum once or twice a season.
I have more freedom, more areas where I get the ball, but I have to improve my qualities. I don't think the injury is serious, I think it was a small stretch or contracture. I felt before the moment of the pass, my right leg ran a little.
It was the first time I scored against Giulești, I was very happy. It meant a lot to me. I don't even want to exaggerate to say that I have high confidence, but it's a plus that will help me 100%.
I think now we have some peace that we needed. So far everything has turned out ok for us, with small irregularities, but only now the difficulties begin. From now on we have to play better. It is easy to reach the top, but the descent is harder, more difficult.
I don't think that Gâlcă keeps us “in the socket”, it keeps us on the ground. Physical trainers take care of their part. Mr. Gâlcă keeps us focused and down to earth.
I hope to play, not necessarily a starter. If I play as a starter, it's a reward from the coach. The main idea is to be visible in every match, no matter how long I play, five or ten minutes. It would be a reward from the coach and I want to thank him”, said Pop, at Prima Sport 1.
Rareș Pop, in Rapid – Unirea Slobozia. PHOTO: GSP.ro
We managed to make the match very easy from the first minutes. After that we continued to create chances and score. I managed to score after a few stages, I missed scoring. I feel very well, I feel like I'm recovering. Maybe the injury also set me back a bit, but I'm trying to be the old Petrila.
We probably moved a lot on the field, created a lot of spaces, especially in the center, and managed to take advantage of them. I hope it gets better for me and I start scoring more.
We have momentum, it's very good that we are playing the Cup match in Giulesti. We have to take it seriously because it is an official match and we have to win.
I learned a lot from the last year, because I had very good matches, but unfortunately I was also unlucky. We weren't able to score, now it seems that everything has taken a turn for the better and we hope to keep it that way.
– Claudio Petrilathe midfielder of Rapid
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