LIVE Petrolul – Universitatea Craiova, the match that concludes the first stage of 2026 » Probable teams
The oil It's raining – University of Craiovathe game that draws the curtain over round #22 of the Superliga, is being played NOW, on “Ilie Oană”. The duel is liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Digi Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.
Under pressure, as a result of the successful victories of Rapid and Dinamo, Filipe Coelho's Craiova is looking for the success that will return it to the leader's seat in the “yellow wolves” fiefdom.
In the first appearance since 2026, the year of great hopes for Rotaru and his team, the Juves have a twisted mission against the formation prepared by their former coach, Eugen Neagoe.
LIVE » Petrolul – Craiova University 0-0
Petrolul Ploiești – University of Craiova, starting teams:
Ploiesti Petrol (3-4-3): Krell – Papp, Roche, Ignat – Ricardinho, M. Dulca, Jyry, Dongmo – R. Pop, Grozav, V. Gheorghe
reserves: Bălbarău, Guilherme, Hanca, C. Dumitrache, Prce, Boțogan, D. Paraschiv, Chică-Roşa, Rafinha, R. Manolache, D. Rodrigues, A. Dumitrescu
Coach: Eugene Neagoe
University of Craiova (3-5-2): Isenko – Stevanovic, Screciu, Romanchuk – Teles, D. Matei, Mekvabishvili, Cicâldău, Bancu – Nsimba, Etim
reserves: L. Popescu, Lung, Mogoș, Fl. Ștefan, Al. Crețu, Basceanu, Muntean, Mora, Baiaram, Al Hamlawi, T. Băluță, Fălcășan
Coach: Filipe Coelho
Stadium: “Ilie Oana”, Ploiesti
Referee: Horatio Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca) / A1: Valentin Avram (Bucharest) / A2: Alexandru Cerei (Cluj-Napoca) / VAR Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitesti) / AVAR Referee: Lucian Rusandu (Sfântu Gheorghe – Covasna) / R1: Cristian Moldoveanu (Saint George) / Referees Observer: Eduard Dumitrescu (Pitesti)
UPDATE 19:45 » Filipe Coelho, Craiova's coach, last thoughts before the game: “It would be a mistake to believe that!”
“It's good to be back. We worked hard to play well, to win the points against a difficult opponent. An equally difficult ground, but we will try to make everything right.
The field is what it is, the same for both teams. It's not an excuse. We have to adapt, play as well as possible. It's not the most important thing. We have to predict certain things when analyzing the match and the opponent, and I thought this was the best option.
(Baiaram reserve) We will see what will happen during the match. All players are important. We will see what happens during the match. I think this match will not be easy today.
It would be a big mistake to think that if it was easy last time, it will be the same now. It's another story. We want to win the points and it won't be easy,” said Coelho, at Prima Sport.
UPDATE 19:00 » The supporters from Craiova came to Ploiesti for the match with Petrolul
UPDATE 18:50 » Claudiu Tudor, president of Petrol, interview for GSP.ro, before the match with Craiova University
More details, HERE.
UPDATE 18:48 » The land is completely cleared. There is no snow on the playing surface
UPDATE 18:45 » The football players of the two teams, during the inspection of the lawn
UPDATE 18:42 » Olteni have arrived at the stadium
UPDATE 18:40 » This is what the area under the lawn of the Ilie Oană stadium looks like
UPDATE 18:30 » The first images from the “Ilie Oană” stadium
The players came out onto the pitch for the inspection. Nocturna is not started at this time. Total silence at the stadium. Ticket offices are still open. There are no fans around the arena.
Eugen Neagoe: “We really need points, we don't have time to complain!”
It would be ideal for us to win, because we really need the points. I believe in the players, I believe in the team, we have proven so far that we can rise to a good level and of course we aim to get the victory.
It doesn't matter that it will be cold, we don't have time to complain or find reasons, but we have to be ready for game time. Of course, I would have liked to have had a longer period to solve the problems that we have, but I think that neither team had time to do everything that they wanted to do in this period.
– Eugen Neagoe, Petrolul Ploiești coach, according to fcpetrolul.ro
I am happy to start a new chapter in my life and I am happy to be at Petrolul, a beautiful team with tradition behind it. I chose to come here because the people were receptive, it was easy to get along and I want us to be successful together. I was very well received, both by my colleagues and by the people in the club, and I think it will be very easy for me to adapt.
University is the top team with very valuable players, but no one is invincible! Their path is good to very good, but it remains to be seen what will happen. After seeing how the boys are preparing, I have every confidence that we will have a good match and we don't have to worry. We have to do our job on the field and I am convinced that we will fight them evenly.
– Andres Dumitrescu, Petrolul defender
Filipe Coelho, before the duel in Ploiesti: “It would be a mistake to think that it will be like in the Cup”
Filipe Coelho, the technician of the University of Craiova, prefaced, during a press conference, the duel against those from Petrolul:
“It was a good training camp, we had more time to work together as a team, but now comes a new challenge. It will be a difficult match for sure, we are going to play against a well-organized team that has conceded only 20 goals so far. It won't be easy, but we will be ready and we will try to get the 3 points.
It would be a mistake on our part to think that it will be like the last game with them. It will be a different game, with different players in both teams, and it would definitely be better not to refer to the cup game we played, because this game will definitely be different.
We have to accept the weather, the conditions don't matter, we have to be focused, without excuses, and adapt to give everything”, declared the technician from Banie.
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