Article by Adrian Duţă, Cosmin Nistor – Published Monday, December 22, 2025, 09:09 / Updated Monday, December 22, 2025 09:10
Tense moment at FCSB, in the derby won 2-1 with Rapidwhich caused harsh reactions from Marius Baciu (50 years old), former defender at Steaua. Daniel Bîrligea had a nervous outburst when he was substituted, and his gesture was not overlooked.
The Red-Blues striker had a nervous breakdown when he saw his number on the board raised by the fourth official. Visibly surprised and displeased, Bîrligea began to gesticulate nervously, then cursed, being clearly heard on the TV broadcast.
“What the f**k is he doing?” shouted the FCSB forward. Lixandru tried to calm him down, without success, and Bîrligea left the field extremely nervous.
Marius Baciu: “You are not allowed to do such a thing, no matter what your name is”
Former player of Stella between 1996-2002, Marius Baciu harshly criticized the behavior of the attacker and demanded clear sanctions.
“Bîrligea must be removed from the lot. It's disrespectful. You are not allowed to do such a thing, whatever your name is. Fine! It's worse than when you swear. It's disrespectful to his colleagues. I don't think he's getting away. Whatever Mr. Becali says, he must be fined.
When he saw that he was being changed, he started making gestures on the field. To appreciate Pintilii in this situation, someone else who knows what he was doing jumped to him. You are not allowed to do such a thing, no matter how nervous you are. You come after the injury, they calculated it, there is no way you can play more”, said Marius Baciu for Prima Sport.
Gigi Becali tried to excuse the attacker
After the game, the boss of FCSB, Gigi Becali, also commented on the tense episode, being dissatisfied with Bîrligea's game, but more lenient regarding the sanction.
“I didn't like Bîrligea. You miss with the goalkeeper alone, you give the ball to the opponent, you don't win any duel. Why are you so angry? You have to play football, Bîrligea boys!
They get away with bad words, that's their problem, fines and that's it, that's it. Given that he struggled to play all week and conceded a goal, he escaped the fine. He contributed to the goal”, declared Gigi Becali after the game.
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