Constantin Gâlcă explained what is happening with Moruțan and Paraschiv, who did not have the expected yield: “This is what they need”
Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, 06 February 2026 22:45 / Updated Friday, 06 February 2026 23:19
Rapid and The oil they met in a new duel, counting for stage #26 of the Superliga, match ended in a draw, score 1-1. After the game, Constantin Gâlcă, the coach of Giulești, spoke about the game, about the new acquisitions, but also about the next match of the white-cherries.
The game was decided by the central defenders. Paul Papp opened the scoring for the hosts in the 72nd minute, while Alexandru Pașcanu restored the tie in the 75th minute. The end of the match was tense, with Marco Dulca, the Petrol midfielder, being sent off after receiving two yellow cards in the extra minutes, within just two minutes.
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At the end of the game, the coach of Rapid spoke about the situation of the newcomers in the group and about the choices made for the first “11”.
“I told you, I would have liked them to start well from the first match, from the first minute, but they also need adaptation. Both Moruțan and Paraschiv need time. We hope to have Talisson as soon as possible“, declared Gâlcă.
Asked if he regrets the experimental starting team, as suggested by Petrol's coach, Eugen Neagoe, the Giulești technician answered firmly:
“It's Neagoe's opinion, I don't regret the decisions. In 12 days I played 4 matches, it's hard, it was also the time for the others to play. He has to prove that he deserves to be in this team, to play, because he has to have a very good level”.
Gâlcă also analyzed his team's performance from an offensive point of view:
“Today we didn't take the ball to the box… we did, but we weren't clear there. Let's achieve our goals and after that we will talk about other things”.
Gâlcă, thinking about the Romanian Cup
When asked about the next match, the decisive one for the qualification in the Romanian Cup, with U Cluj, the coach of Rapid emphasized the difficulty of the duel:
“Cluj (no – CFR) has a solid team, they beat us after a fixed phase and then caught us on a counterattack, but they are a well-worked, experienced team. In Cluj we want to win, to qualify for the Romanian Cupand it's important for us”, declared Constantin Gâlcă, in a flash interview, at Digi Sport.
Superliga standings
After this draw, Rapid does not manage to climb temporarily to the first place and may even lose the second position if Dinamo beats Universitatea Craiova. Giulești have 49 points after 26 stages, while Petrolul Ploiești is in 12th place, with 25 points and only one victory in the last seven stages of the Superliga.
