Rapid – FC Arges will be played today, from 20:30, at the Giulești Stadium, in stage #16 of the Superliga. The match will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
The match is expected to be a contested one, with Rapid eager to confirm their excellent form in the championship, and FC Argeș determined to stay in the fight for the first positions.
Before this stage, Costel Gâlcă's team is in first place in the Superliga, equal on points with FC Botoșani, while the team from Pitesti occupies the fifth position in the ranking.
Rapid – FC Argeș, live from 20:30
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The starting teams at Rapid – FC Argeș
Rapid: Aioani – Onea, Pașcanu, Bolgado, Braun – Vulturar, Keita – Dobre, Christensen, Petrila – Koljic
Reserves: Stolz, Ciobotariu, Badescu, Manea, Hromada, Grameni, Gojkovic, R. Pop, Micovschi, Baroan, Jambor
Coach: Costel Gâlcă
FC Arges: Lazar – Borța, M. Tudose, Orozco, Garutti, Briceag – Caio Martins, Sierra, V. Rață – R. Moldoveanu, Bettaieb
Reserves: Straton, Oancea, Tofan, Seto, R. Popescu, Pîrvu, Tchassem, Brobbey, Matos, Manole
Coach: Bogdan Andone
Stadium: Giuleşti
Referee: Sebastian Coltescu
Assistants: Mitruţi Daniel and Vişan Florian Alexandru
VAR Referee: Andrei Florin quives
Assistant VAR: Gheorghe Sebastian Eugen
Costel Gâlcă, before Rapid – Argeș
A tough match awaits us, with an aggressive team that defends very well and has quality. Verticalises and puts pressure on opponents. They confirmed with good games, they won away games, it's no longer a surprise.
Costel Gâlcă – coach Rapid
The most interesting information before Rapid – Argeș
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The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 77 times, Bucharest won 37 times, Pitesti won 24 times, and another 16 games ended in a draw. Record with Rapid as host: 38 games – 24 wins Rapid – 7 draws – 7 wins FC Argeș.
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The first confrontation took place on October 15, 1961, Dinamo Pitesti-Rapid 1-1, goals scored by Vasile Florescu and Nicolae Georgescu respectively.
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The first success on the account of the Giuleşte players was recorded on May 13, 1962, Rapid-Dinamo Pitesti 2-0. Both successes bore the signature of Ion Ionescu, none other than the best scorer in the history of the Bucharest group on the first stage (107 goals).
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The first victory scored by Pitesti: May 15, 1966, Dinamo Pitesti-Rapid 2-1. The biggest score difference: April 30, 1995, Rapid-FC Argeş 5-0 (coaches Sorin Cârţu / Marian Bondrea).
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Pitesti are winless in the Super League since April 21, 2009, FC Argeș-Rapid 1-0.
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The most recent direct dispute on the first stage: July 11, 2025, FC Argeș-Rapid 0-2 (Alexandru Dobre – double).
