Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Friday, 09 January 2026 22:59 / Updated Friday, 09 January 2026 23:36
Gigi Becali, the FCSB boss, said he did not follow the friendly. However, he spoke with Mihai Stoica, the one who told him what happened from the scene.
According to Becali's statements, Mihai Stoica noticed Olaru and Duarte, emphasizing the evolution of the offensive midfielder.
Gigi Becali: “Mihai Stoica told me that Duarte was good, Olaru exceptional”
“I didn't watch the match. Mihai gave me a link where I could watch it, but I didn't go in. I talked to him afterwards. Mihai told me that we played very well in the first half, that we had a goal, that we had to score. He told me which players were very good and which were not.
He said Duarte was good, Olaru exceptional, Bîrligea so and so. In the second half, the others entered and the game became unbalanced. In the first half we controlled, we had to score”said Gigi Becali, at “Fotbal Club”, from Digi Sport 1.
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The starting team of FCSB, with Beşiktaş: Târnovanu – Pantea, Duarte, Lixandru, Radunovic – Cisotti, Chiricheș – Miculescu, Olaru, Toma – Bîrligea.
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Along the way they entered: Stoian, Dawa, Graovac, Zima, Octavian Popescu, Politic, Thiam, Dâncuș, Alibec, David Popa.
Florin Tănase did not play at all in the friendly, being cared for by the FCSB staff, after he felt discomfort as a result of training and preferred not to risk an injury. Valentin Crețu was also taken care of, while Mihai Popescu and Ionuț Cercel are still recovering from injuries. Ngezana is on vacation, after the Africa Cup.
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