Changes at FCSB after Tănase's injury and the disaster in Zagreb » How will it look with CFR Cluj


Article by Sergiu Alexandru – Published Saturday, January 24, 2026 23:59 / Updated Saturday, January 24, 2026 23:59
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FCSB – CFR Cluj is played on Sunday, from 20:00. It will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro, with real-time information from the National Arena, and live on PrimaSport and DigiSport.
Absent in the match with Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday, 1-4, Florin Tănase was going to play from the first minute with CFR Cluj, and Gigi Becali had hopes for this, being sure that the champion's game will look different from the Europa League game. It's just that Florin Tănase has a more serious problem, to be treated in Belgrade, at Marijana Kovacevic.
How FCSB will look in the match with CFR Cluj
Thus, Florin Tănase will not be on the game sheet, and the red-blue staff will have to make several adjustments in the starting team, to replace his absence. Specifically, in the line in front of the defenders, Baba Alhassan and Juri Cisotti have very high chances to pair up. This is because Vlad Chiricheș is not one hundred percent, and Becali no longer wants Lixandru as a closer.
He could appear from the first minute, but as a central defender, alongside Andre Duarte, instead of Siyabonga Ngezana, who disappointed in Zagreb.
And offensively there is a dilemma, as far as the U21 player is concerned. Either Mihai Toma, on the extreme left, although his developments do not satisfy the boss, or Alexandru Stoian. But the second is now in pole-position to be the starter.
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How FCSB could play with CFR Cluj: Târnovanu – Crețu, Lixandru (Ngezana), Duarte, Pantea – Alhassan, Cisotti – Miculescu, Olaru, Stoian (Toma) – Bîrligea
FCSB and CFR Cluj, bound to win
After 22 stages of the regular season, FCSB and CFR Cluj are not in a good situation. The champion of the last two seasons is in 9th place, with 31 points (8 wins, 7 draws, 7 defeats) and is 4 points away from 6th place, occupied by UTA. On the other side, Daniel Pancu's team is 10th, with 29 points (7 wins, 8 draws, 7 defeats)




