Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, November 28, 2025, 11:11 p.m. / Updated Friday, November 28, 2025, 11:12 p.m.
Rapid put on a show in Giulesti and beat Csikszereda 4-1 in the 18th stage of the Superliga, a result that keeps them in first place at the end of the round. Costel Gâlcă's team (53 years old) authoritatively controlled the match and resolved the dispute from the first half.
Constantin Grameni (min. 10) opened the scoring after a surprisingly created phase by the goalkeeper Marian Aioani, who provided the first assist of a goalkeeper this season. The successes of Dobre (27'), Petrila (82') and Manea (86') followed, while Csikszereda scored only through Eppel's penalty (38').
Aioani, after the 1-0 assist: “It was no accident. I saw the space and that Grameni was attacking the area”
Marian Aioani, the Giulești goalkeeper, explained the phase at the end of the match:
“We needed this win because last game we didn't play well and we lost. Tonight I think we got our revenge.
The goalkeeper also spoke about the decisive pass from the first goal of the match:
“I saw the open space and that Grameni was attacking the space, so I tried to put the ball as well as possible for him. It was no accident, it was instinctual both for me and for Dina (No. Grameni), and it happened that this phase was worked very well. An assist bonus would work, what can I say (laughs), but I don't have a bonus for something like that. The important thing is that we won and we have to keep it that way.”
Defeat in “Gruia”, decisive: “The defeat in the last match strengthened us”
Aioani emphasized the fact that Rapid entered the field with a changed attitude after the defeat in the previous stage, 0-3 against CFR Cluj:
“I can say that the past defeat made us stronger. We know at home we have to be aggressive, score goals and we did that tonight.”
Rapidis are thinking about the Cup: “The goal is to win it”
Rapid has no time for a break and is already preparing for the Romanian Cup duel with FC Argeș:
“We have a match in the Cup on Tuesday, in Pitesti. We have to win, because the goal is to win the Cup. We want to play on both fronts and try to take it match by match and win.”
Ranking situation
After the victory against Csikszereda, Rapid climbs to the 1st place in the Superliga, with 38 points, at the end of a perfect evening for the people of Giulio. The guests remain in 14th position, with only 16 points, occupying the red zone of the standings.
