Article by Marius Mărgărit, Liviu Manolache – Published Saturday, November 22, 2025, 09:31 / Updated Saturday, November 22, 2025 09:32
Today, from 15:00, at the arena in Arad, two teams trying to stay close to the play-off area meet. UTA, ranked 8th and U Cluj, ranked 10th. The match will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro and broadcast live on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1
UTA comes after two consecutive successes, with Universitatea Craiova away and Metaloglobus at home, and U Cluj, with a new coach, Cristiano Bergodi, also managed two victories, but in the last 3 rounds, with Metaloglobus and in Galaţi.
UTA – U Cluj, live at 15:00
UTA-U Cluj, probable teams
UTA (4-2-3-1): Gorcea – Țuțu, Pospielov, Poulolo, Padula – L. Mihai, Ov. Popescu – Costache, A. Roman, Abdallah – M. Coman
Reserves: D. Iliev, Benga, Hodoșan, Stolnik, Fl. Iacob, Van Durmen, Alomerovic, Vlăsceanu, Țaroi, D. Barbu, Zsori
Absent: Hrezdac (suspended), Tzionis, S, Mino (uncertain)
Coach: Adrian Mihalcea
U Cluj (4-3-3): Gertmonas – Mikanovic, Cisse, Capradossi, Chipciu – Bic, G. Simion, Nistor, – Macalou, Lukic, El Sawy
Reserves: Lefter, I. Cristea, M. Silva, Chinteș, Drammeh, D. Codrea, Fabry, Gheorghiță, Bota, Postolachi, A. Trică
Absent: Murgia, Artean (injured)
Coach: Cristiano Bergodi
Stadium: “Francis Neuman”
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest). ASSISTANT: Mihăiță Necula (Bucharest), Cosmin Vatamanu (Bucharest)
VAR referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest). VAR assistant referee: Andrei Antonie (Bucharest)
UTA-U Cluj, the most interesting information
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October 19, 2025, UTA-Oțelul Galați 0-4 was the only defeat suffered by the people of Arada in the last 13 matches played in the championship at home, in the rest six successes and six draw results.
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Four wins, one draw and three lost games is the record recorded by Cluj in the current edition as visitors.
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Adrian Mihalcea's students scored seven headed goals, the most of all competitors.
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Cluj University is the team that scored the fewest goals from fixed phases, only two.
The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 71 times, 33 times the Aradians prevailed, 22 times the Cluj won, and another 16 games ended in a draw.
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The first match took place on December 8, 1946 and ended with the decisive victory of the Aradenians, score 4-0, scorers L. Bonyhadi double, I. Nicşa and M. Toth.
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The first success for Cluj students came a year later, on October 19, 1947, Universitatea-ITA 2-0, coaches Nicolae Munteanu and Petre Steinbach respectively.
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The biggest score difference: November 11, 1962, UTA-Ştiinţa Cluj 5-0.
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The most recent direct Superliga match: July 19, 2025, Cluj University-UTA Arad 1-1 (E. Capradossi / D. Zsóri).
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