Article by Daniel Grigore – Published on Wednesday, 04 February 2026 22:52 / Updated on Wednesday, 04 February 2026 22:56
It was his third goal in this championship. Pop also scored, also as a substitute along the way, with U Cluj in stage 7 (1-0) and with Universitatea Craiova in stage 11 (2-2).
“I enter every match with the same mentality, to help the team as much as I can. 3 times so far it has worked out very well for me, I hope it will be the same from now on, to bring as many points as possible to the team”, commented the Dynamo striker.
When the reporter put it to him that he was likely to start the next game, with Karakomo serving a suspension after today's yellow, Pop replied:
“I don't know what Mister's plans are, I'll see. If I enter from the start, nothing changes, just as motivated and mounted I will enter.”
Alex Pop, after bringing victory to Dinamo with Farul: “Message for Gică Hagi? Maybe in the future he will return as a selector”
“We treat every victory as a celebration. Today was a fairly balanced match, maybe a plus for them in the first half. With Petrolul we deserved the victory. Someone from above is regulating them.
Probably fair would have been a draw. In the first half we felt a plus for them, they also had a bar, they were better, but in the second half we also woke up, we started to play our game, to create situations for ourselves.
It's always a special feeling when I score against former teams. I'm happy for that, but most importantly, for the 3 points today,” Pop added.
Provoked at the end of the interview to send a message to Gică Hagigiven that Thursday will be the former football great's birthday, Pop replied:
“I wish him a happy birthday from the bottom of my heart, may he be healthy and continue to have the strength to work! And who knows?, maybe in the future he will return to the national team, as a selector, because that's what everyone is talking about“.
VIDEO with Alex Pop's goal:
