Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Wednesday, 03 December 2025, 23:20 / Updated on Wednesday, 03 December 2025 23:21
UTA Arad – FCSB 3-0. Alexandru Pantea (22 years old), the right defender of the Romanian champion, offered the first reaction after the drastic failure in the groups of the Betano Romanian Cup. Without seeming too affected by the setback, he talked about the “good parts” of the match against UTA.
The slope he is thinking about Saturday's derby with Dinamo, from the Superliga. The red-blues want to get revenge after what happened in the round, when Dinamo prevailed at the National Arena, score 4-3.
Pantea was the captain of FCSB in Arad, in the Romanian Cup.
Alexandru Pantea, statements after UTA Arad – FCSB: “The important thing is that we all finished healthy”
“We have to tighten our ranks, we have a very difficult match against Dinamo on Saturday and we have to get our revenge. It was an opportunity, but the important thing is that we all finished healthy, let's take the good parts and move on.
Other teams in other countries play every three days, they have no problem. The important thing is to have rhythm and enjoy playing. I hope the children keep busy, work, and we'll see what happens next.
Chances are we'll go further, have more attitude, put our heads in the ground and work harder. We have to win against Dinamo, we have a rematch to take, let's thank the fans, I hope we play the best possible game and leave with the three points”, said Pantea, at Prima Sport.
FCSB is in 3rd place in group B of the Romanian Betano Cup, with 3 points after 2 matches. The leader is even UTA, which has 4. FCSB is in 9th place in the Superliga, with 24 points, 2 behind Farul, the last place in the play-off.
Ranking in group B of the Betano Romanian Cup
