LIVE Dinamo – U Cluj, in round number 22 of the Superliga

The Red Dogs are looking for the victory that will take them to the podium, while Cristiano Bergodi's men need all three points at stake to keep their chances of finishing in the top six at the end of the regular season.

LIVE » Dinamo – U Cluj 0-0

• Minute 9: Musi shoots hard, but Gertmonas holds back this time as well. Dinamo, more active offensively in the first minutes.

• Minute 5: The first shot on goal belongs to Dinamo. The Spanish Alberto Soro puts Gertmonas to the test, the ball is slightly deflected by Cisse, but the Transylvanian goalkeeper saves.

Dinamo – U Cluj, starting teams:

Dinamo (4-3-3): Epassy – Sivis, Boateng, Stoinov, Opruț – Mărginean, Gnahore, Cîrjan – Soro, Karamoko, Musi
reserves: Roșca, Milanov, Perica, Mazilu, Cr. Mihai, Soare, Caragea, Toader, Ikoko, Țicu, Armstrong, Al. Pop
Coach: Zeljko Kopic

U Cluj (4-1-2-3): Gertmonas – Mikanovic, Cisse, I. Cristea, Chipciu – Bic – Murgia, Fabry – Macalou, Postolachi, El Sawy
reserves: Lefter, Chinteș, Van der Werff, Coubiș, Toșca, M. Silva, Simion, Drammeh, Gheorghiță, Taiwo, A. Trică
Coach: Cristiano Bergodi

Stadium: National Arena (Bucharest)
Referee: Rareș Vidican (Satu Mare)
ASSISTANT: George Neacșu (Câmpulung Muscel) and Alexandru Vodă (Alba Iulia)
VAR referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Bucharest)
Assistant VAR: Vasile Marinescu (Bucharest)

UPDATE 20:15 » Zeljko Kopic, coach of Dinamo, a few minutes before the game » Why is Armstrong reserved

“I would like to congratulate and thank everyone who worked on this field. It is in very good condition and I thank them. About the match, U Cluj is in a very good shape, I analyzed them, they play good football, they are organized from a defensive point of view.

It will be a complicated game, but we did a good job in the preseason, the team is ready, I think so.

Armstrong on the bench, that's fine. We have options in that position, Musi, Mazilu, Caragea as unders, we have Alberto Soro, Danny Armstrong. It is my decision to start today with Alberto. As for Danny, he has been training very well and will definitely get minutes.

We have to be prepared, show personality, be connected to the stakes of the match. We have to be at the highest level. I feel that the team is in a good shape”, said Zeljko Kopic, at Digi Sport.

UPDATE 19:10 » How the country's largest stadium looks, less than an hour and a half before the game

The seats at the National Arena are covered with custom covers, inscribed with the logos of several main sponsors.

UPDATE 19:00 » The first images from the National Arena, Dinamo arrived first

Dinamo's coach has arrived at the National Arena. The players came down visibly affected by the cold, at -7 degrees Celsius.

Gnahore came with a tablet in hand and watched images right at the entrance to the stadium.

Mr. Bergodi came with new energy, they have very good results and we know that it will be a very, very difficult match. But at the moment we feel we are in good shape and ready to fight. The first game is always important, but it is always difficult. This is the first important match this year. These nine games will be very tough. All the teams are playing well, everyone is fighting and we have to be at the highest level.
– Zeljko Kopic, Dinamo coach

102matches were played over time between Dinamo and U Cluj, in the main domestic competition. Bucharest won 54 times, Cluj won 24 times, and another 24 games ended in a draw.

I think that at Dinamo everything is due to Zeljko Kopic. He has a group of valuable players. They moved well, but he implemented this dominance in the field. They have a lot of possession, the players move a lot. They also have downsides. No team is perfect, but they are very good. Dinamo has a good squad with quality players.
– Cristiano Bergodi, U Cluj coach

Dinamo – U Cluj, statistics before the match

• Six wins, three draws and only one defeat is the record recorded by the people of Bucharest in the current championship at home.

• With six successes, one draw and three lost games, U Cluj ended the previous round in first place in the ranking of matches played away from home.

• Dinamo scored 20 goals in the second half, 10 of which after the 75th minute.

• The team from Cluj have conceded the fewest goals in fixed phases, only two (Dinamo – 5).

• Dynamo had the fewest shots on goal – 62 (U Cluj – 88).

• The first match between the two took place on September 19, 1948, U Cluj – Dinamo 1-1. The goals were scored by Justin Zehan and Carol Bartha respectively.

• The first victory was recorded only in the fourth duel: November 4, 1951, Ştiinţa-Dinamo 1-2.

• On October 25, 1953, the first victory achieved by Cluj, Ştiinţa-Dinamo 4-2. The Transylvanians were coached by Ştefan Kovacs, who had just started his coaching career. On the other side, another “titan”, Angelo Niculescu.

• Two of the 3 defeats with 0-8 in the championship were suffered by Cluj in the duels with Dinamo (1956, 1998), this being the most severe negative score recorded by the “Red Caps” on the first stage.

• The most recent match in the Romanian Superliga: September 23, 2025, U Cluj – Dinamo 0-1, Alexandru Pop being the scorer.

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