It's not Darius Olaru! The remarkable performance of Elias Charalambous, after the success in Cluj

Ashley Davis02/11/2025

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Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Saturday, 01 November 2025 23:42 / Updated on Saturday, 01 November 2025 23:42

U Cluj – FCSB 0-2. Elias Charalambous (45 years old), the coach of FCSB, particularly noted the central defender Ionuț Cercel (18 years old), the U21 player option for the trip from Cluj, won by the Romanian champion with a score of 2-0, in the 15th stage of the Superliga.

The red-blue technician congratulated his players for the three points put into account, points that bring FCSB to the play-off spot, tied with Oțelul, both with 19 points.

Now, with his morale high, the Cypriot coach of the champion is only thinking about the match against Basel in the Europa League, where he aims to win the game.

Basel – FCSB, in the Europa League, will be played on Thursday, November 6, from 19:45. The match will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1

Elias Charalambous, “warm” reactions after the success in Cluj

“It was very important for us to win this game. I think from the first minute to the last we controlled the game. Just like in the last weeks, we set the pace, we played fast and we had a good game today. We got the 3 points and we have to keep it up.

We know the way, we have to keep playing like this to get points and recover as quickly as possible. It is very important in football to keep the goal intact. Last match against UTA, this match we managed not to concede a goal. You have a better chance of winning when you don't score. It's not just about the bottom line, it's about the team.

It's good that we have a large batch. There are many matches, especially now. We play many matches every 3 days, so all players are needed. The good thing is that all the players we need are in good form.

We are very happy for Cercel, especially because he is a young player. We are happy that he is doing well, especially now that he is a central defender, a position where we have problems. I hope the good game continues.

Little by little we have to recover the points lost at the beginning. That's what we're trying to do. I thank the fans for coming and supporting us, I hope we make them happy week after week,” said Elias Charalambous after the match on the Digi Sport microphone.

Asked about the match against Basel, the Cypriot continued: “At this level all games are difficult. I saw Basel play this year, they are a good team. But we will go there to play. We showed that in Europe we could do good things and I hope we can do it in this game.”