Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Friday, January 16, 2026, 2:18 p.m. / Updated Friday, January 16, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Cristiano Bergodi, the coach of U Cluj, held the press conference prior to the match with Dinamo, from stage #22 of the Superliga.
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The match Dinamo – U Cluj was scheduled for Sunday, January 18, from 20:30. Patrida will be broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport.
Cristiano Bergodi addressed several topics in the press conference, including the resumption of the Superliga on January 16. The Italian technician is of the opinion that the Superliga is resuming too soon, given the weather and training conditions in the Superliga. Bergodi said that due to the cold and the conditions, he could not properly prepare for the match with Dinamo, except for the training camp in Antalya, and he came up with a proposal: more intermediate stages, to make the winter break longer.
VIDEO. Cristiano Bergodi, opinion on the Superliga format: “Now it's incredibly cold. We are training on a portion of synthetic and we did almost nothing for the match against Dinamo”
“That's a problem, we can't hide behind the finger. We found here unsuitable weather for training, for championship matches. I also declared in Antalya that the championship resumes on January 17-18 and it is very difficult. We train on a portion of synthetic. This is not an alibi, the other teams probably have problems.
This is what happens if the championship resumes in mid-January. I, for one, would do several intermediate stages to avoid playing in January. Now it's incredibly cold. The National Arena is a big stadium, the grass will probably be good, but it's incredibly cold. I did almost nothing for the match against Dinamo.
The players have readjusted to the cold. This is not a problem. I found out that there are teams that come back on Saturday and play on Sunday, I don't know if that's true, they go straight in. I understood that it is good to do 4-5 days of training at the temperature at which you will play. We come from 15, 16 degrees and it's -15 here. I can't speak to the format, but at least more games during the week, right? It would be nice“, Cristiano Bergodi said at the press conference.
The team performed well, we had a positive camp. I gathered information about the players and had the opportunity to train without pressure. The team performed well, even though we didn't win any warm-up games. I saw a training session with well-connected, responsive players.
Now the championship resumes with a very difficult, very important, but not decisive match. A very good team that deserves the place in the ranking. Dinamo's team has a very good game dynamic. I saw her in the camp. I also had a meeting like that, I laughed with Kopic. I told him he had a good team and he laughed. I was honest. It can be seen. He deserves the place in the championship. Players with technique, with quality. It will be a difficult match
–Cristiano Bergodi about the camp period in Antalya
