LIVE Dinamo – Universitatea Craiova, 1st place derby in the Superliga

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Dinamo – Universitatea Craiova, starting teams:

Dynamo: Epassy – Sivis, Boateng, Stoinov, Opruț – Gnahore, Mărginean, C. Cîrjan – Armstrong, Soro, Musi
reserves: Roșca, Licaciu, Milanov, Mazilu, C. Mihai, Târbă, Caragea, Toader, Duțu, Ikoko, Țicu, A. Pop
Absent: Karamoko (suspended), Bordușanu, Licsandru (injured),
Coach Zeljko Kopic

University of Craiova: L. Popescu – Romanchuk, A. Rus, Screciu – Teles, D. Matei, Anzor, Cicâldău, Bancu – Nsimba, Baiaram
reserves: Isenko, S. Lung, Mora, Stevanovic, Badelj, Mogoș, T. Băluță, A. Crețu, Basceanu, Muntean, Etim, Assad
Absent: M. Rădulescu (injured)
Coach Filipe Coelho

Referee: Istvan Kovacs
Assistants: Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi
VAR referee: Iulian Calin
Assistant VAR: Valentine Pigeon
Book: Gabriel Mihuleac
Observer: Augustus Constantine

UPDATE. 19:30: The teams went out to warm up before Dinamo – Craiova

The players of the two teams came out on the pitch for the warm-up before the match. The footballers of both teams seem very determined.

UPDATE. 19:15: Gică Craioveanu, before Dinamo – Craiova: “I'm afraid”

Before the match, Gică Craioveanu told GSP.ro what his fear is before the game, but also who are the most dangerous players in each team.

“I hope it will be a nice match, but I am afraid that it will be a very tactical match. I say that the two coaches will not risk much. Because I think a draw leads both teams to the play-offs and that small difference will be preserved to enter the play-offs almost on a tie. I think Musi is the most inspired player at Dinamo, and for us it is Nsimba”, said Craioveanu.

UPDATE. 18:35: Craiova University arrived at the National Arena

The Oltenians arrived first at the National Arena, with Ștefan Baiaram the first to get off the coach. The star of Craiova returns to the first 11 this evening. No smile at the arrival of the blue-whites, frowning faces.

UPDATE. 18:00: The first fans arrived at the stadium before Dinamo – Craiova

The first fans start to populate the vicinity around the country's biggest stadium, although the weather is not the most forgiving: The -2 degrees indicated by the thermometers in the Capital feel like -9 at the moment, due to the wind.

However, more than 15,000 fans are expected in the stands of the National Arena for the duel that will decide who will occupy the leader's seat at the end of round #26.

How the Superliga standings look like:

I'm not talking about the title now, just the next game. We only think of him. There are still too many games until the end of the season, the points will be halved, it's too early to talk about it. We want to dominate, that's how we will approach the game

– Zeljko Kopic, Dinamo coach

Dinamo has a very good coach, Zeljko Kopic, who is doing a very good job. But our focus remains on what we have. We will target the points

– Filipe Coelho, coach University of Craiova

The 5 most interesting information about Dinamo – Universitatea Craiova, provided by Liviu Manolache:

• Seven wins, four draws and only one lost game were recorded by the Bucharest team in the current edition at home.

• Olteni won in five of the 12 away games in the current season, and four other times they ended in a tie.

• Since the return of football from Craiova to the first stage in 2014, the two teams have met in the main domestic competition 25 times, four times they defeated Bucharest, 13 times Olten won, and eight other games ended in a draw.

• The last match in the Superliga without a goal scored: March 19, 2017, with the red-whites as hosts.

• August 24, 2024, Dinamo-Universitatea Craiova 2-1 is the only success achieved by Bucharest in the last 13 direct disputes in the championship.

• The most recent match in the first league: September 26, 2025, Universitatea Craiova-Dinamo 2-2 (scorers: Samuel Teles, Juraj Badelj / Alexandru Musi, Alexandru Pop).