Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Monday, 03 November 2025 23:03 / Updated Monday, 03 November 2025 23:10
Although it recorded only one draw, FC Botoșani remained the leader in the Superliga. Leo Grozavu spoke about the performances of the Moldovans in this championship round, but also about the missed penalty by Zoran Mitrov, which could have brought the three points for the team from Botoșani. Also, Leo Grozavu harshly criticized the “central” Horia Mladinovici, although the referee had no controversial decisions.
Leo Grozavu, criticism for the referee after Petrolul – FC Botoșani: “It's not right”
“A game of wear and tear. Very tough duels. I'm a bit angry. because there were a few moments in the game where the phases were interpreted differently. It's not right. If a decision is made in one side, it should be the same in the other side. I feel sorry for Horica. I like his style, with a free game, but he interpreted some phases completely wrong. He probably didn't catch the best night. I got a point. It's not much, but neither a little. We met a team on the wave. There were many duels, one after another, we have to settle for one point.
Mitrov was designated, we also had number 2 Mailat who was on the bench. There was also Dumiter, also on the bench. We don't make the end of the country, anyone can miss, it happened before. Krell defended our penalty last year, this year the same. I changed him because he was also tired, he was at the end of the game, as an effort he did his job on the field. I was going to change it and it happened that the penalty was before the change.
Autumn-winter champions. The attack with the most goals scored, the defense with the fewest goals conceded. Some very good things for a team like Botosani. We don't have to stop here. We don't get prize after 15 stages. We need to be just as connected. Let's do as much as possible. Nothing changes.
What can I tell you? It's not easy to keep them grounded, but that's why I'm put here. They don't dream, they are realistic. We can't dream after 15 stages. You think about European cups after 39 stages. It also depends on where you end up: in the play-off or in the play-out. We have a goal, we can achieve it faster if we maintain the behavior. That doesn't mean we don't want more. Work day by day, what you did today is no longer valid tomorrow. The mentality must be constantly engaging.
There will be a return fire. The return to Constanța begins this week. It will be difficult to maintain the same pace. This is what we train and prepare for. It will be difficult to maintain the same status. If we make 30 points in the return, we will fight who knows what. Let's stay balanced, with our feet on the ground, we have other things to do. In the end we will see“, said Leo Grozavu in the flash interview from Digi Sport.
Up-to-date standings in the Superliga
