LIVE Rapid – Metaloglobus, in stage #22 of the Superliga

Complete schedule of stage #22

At first glance, the Giulești team has an easy mission with the occupant of the last place. Daniel Paraschiv (26 years old), the striker on loan from Spain, from Real Oviedo, could debut in the attack.

There is no peace at Rapid before the first official match of 2026. Peluza Nord issued a new statement on Thursday in which it announced that it will enter the stadium for this match only from the 15th minute, as a form of protest against the club's management.

Rapid – Metaloglobus, LIVE at 20:00

UPDATE time 17:45 | The first information from Giulesti

More than two hours before the match, there are many stewards and many gendarmes in Giulesti, who are preparing to intervene in case the gallery will protest, as announced.

The lawn is not frozen, even though it is very cold in Bucharest. There is still snow in the stands and even ice on the stairs in some areas.

UPDATE at 16:00 | Rapid announced the batch

Rapid announced which players Costel Gâlcă will rely on tonight. All the new faces from the team, goalkeeper Dejan Iliev, left back Robert Sălceanu and striker Daniel Paraschiv, are in the squad:

• porter: Marian Aioani, Adrian Briciu, Dejan Iliev

• defense: Leo Bolgado, Andrei Borza, Denis Ciobotariu, Lars Kramer, Cristian Manea, Răzvan Onea, Alexandru Pașcanu, Robert Salceanu

• midfielders: Tobias Christensen, Gabriel Gheorghe, Constantin Grameni, Jakub Hromada, Cătălin Vulturar

• ATTACKERS: Alexandru Dobre, Drilon Hazrollaj, Timotej Jambor, Elvir Koljic, Daniel Paraschiv, Claudiu Petrila

Rapid – Metaloglobus, likely teams

Quick (4-3-3): Aioani – Manea, Ciobotariu, Kramer, Borza – Christensen, C. Grameni, Hromada – Dobre, Paraschiv, Petrila
Coach: Constantin Galca

Metaloglobus (4-4-2): Gavrilaș – R. Neacșu, Aggoun, Pasagic, A. Sava – L. Lis, B. Carvalho, Sabater, Zakir – E. Fernandes, D. Huiban
Coach: Mihai Teja

• A: Kovacs Szabolcs (Carei – Satu Mare)

• A1: Marica Mihai Marius (Bistrita – Bistrita Năsăud)

• A2: Badea Marius (Râmnicu Vâlcea – Vâlcea)

• VAR referee: Cojocaru Adrian Viorel (Galaţi – Galaţi)

• Referee AVAR: Marcu Claudiu (Constanța – Constanța)

• R1: Demetrescu Iuliana Elena (Râmnicu Vâlcea – Vâlcea)

• R2: ( – )

• Obs. referees: Ionita Andrei (Bucharest – Bucharest)

Rapid can climb to first place in case of success with Metaloglobus

Rapid will climb to first place at least until Monday with a win. The University of Craiova must get confused on the Petrol ground, so that the Giulești team consolidates its first position.

It's not quiet at Rapid, however. The supporters rioted against Dan Șucu's boss. 2 days ago, Peluza Nord Rapid issued a statement in which it harshly accused the action of the club's management.

The Giulești officials were at an exchange of experience with the heads of Genoa and there was an association of symbols between the two clubs, both owned by the businessman Dan Șucu.

The photo in which Genoa appears on the back of Rapid's shirt and the year of the Italian club's founding angered the ultras.

Rapid officials in exchange of experience / Photo: Facebook

They would enter the stadium in the 15th minute, and then cheer on the team normally, as happens in every match.

Notice for those who “don't understand”

Because the fact that “fan dissatisfaction is not understood”, Peluza Nord Rapid considers it necessary to offer a practical demonstration. Maybe the theoretical explanations are not enough.

Thus, at Saturday's match with Metaloglobus, we will enter the stadium in the 15th minute.

This is the first form of protest against the latest decisions (or lack thereof) of the club management. It's nothing radical, nothing complicated. Just a short break, just long enough to observe what Rapid means without supporters.

We mention, to avoid any confusion: our support is unconditional.

We are not the employees of the club, we have no contracts, job descriptions or obligations assumed on paper. We do not receive salaries, bonuses or bonuses. All we offer is pure passion, time, money from our own pocket and a voice that doesn't shut up.

If we sometimes choose to protest, we do it because we care, not because someone is forcing us to or because we have a financial interest. Our only interest is Rapid Bucharest.

We invite all rapidist supporters who still believe in mutual respect to join us in this protest. Maybe that way, the management will understand that the supporters are not decoration, background noise or a contractual obligation.

From the 15th minute, we return to normal: we sing, we support the team and we do what we have always done: the flags and scarves up, the voice at maximum.

All forward, all back. All for one, one for all

– PRESS North Rapid lawn

Rapid is on 2nd place, with 39 points, one behind leader Craiova. He lost in the last official match of 2025, 1-2 on the field of rivals from FCSB.

On the other hand, Metaloglobus is last in the Superliga, with only 11 points accumulated after 21 stages. Mihai Teja's team hopes to avoid relegation and is 5 points behind Csikszereda, the last place holder that ensures the presence of the dam.

In the round, Rapid prevailed in Clinceni, score 2-1. In the last match of 2025, Metaloglobus lost at home against Unirea Slobozia, score 2-3.

VIDEO | Costel Gâlcă, statements before Rapid – Metaloglobus

“I didn't say that I want players, but that more reinforcements will come. They will come! They will help the team a lot. We will certainly look different. Players with better technique, greater strength, players with an individual technique who can decide matches will come, and then we will also have the chance to compete in the European places.

There are many things to fix. We would have liked them to come sooner, but it is not so easy to bring them

For us the supporters are important, we have said it many times. We want them to be with us all the time, and through the game they played on the field I hope we can bring them to us because we need them very much.

It is important to play a good match, to bring them to our side as soon as possible and to prevent these things from happening again”, said Gâlcă, at ​​the press conference.

The teams that are in the first part of the ranking, but also FCSB because they have a very good team. It's a compressed standings, but there's still a long way to go in the regular season and we hope to finish as high as possible.

We also need a chance in the title fight. Maybe a fairer arbitration, because in many matches we had penalties and they were not awarded to us.

– Costel Gâlcăthe coach of Rapid

Rapid – Metaloglobus | The best information about the match, filtered by GSP statistician Liviu Manolache

• Six successes, two draws and two defeats were registered by the Giulio team in the current season at home.

• Metaloglobus is the only team in the current edition without an away win, its away record comprising only two draws in 10 games.

• 34 goals were scored by the rapid players in the current championship, 14 of which up to the 30th minute.

• The visitors conceded 16 goals from set pieces, the most of all competitors.

• The two teams have met in the main domestic competition only in the round of the current regular season, when Rapid prevailed away from home with 2-1 (Ely Fernandes / Constantin Grameni, Elvir Koljic). This was also the only duel between coaches Mihai Teja and Constantin Gâlcă.

• Metaloglobus used 17 debutants in the Superliga in the first 21 stages, a chapter in which it is exceeded only by FK Csikszereda (28).

• Alexandru Dobre collected 13 offensive contributions in the current edition (11 goals, 2 assists), the most of the home team. He is followed by Claudiu Petrila – 9 (3 goals, 5 assists, 1 pty drawn).

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