“Cerebral player, I really enjoyed it”

Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Monday, 09 February 2026 23:27 / Updated Monday, 09 February 2026 23:27
Former international Ilie Dumitrescu (57 years old) praised Andrei Mărginean (24 years old) for the phase of the goal scored by Dinamo in draw with the University of Craiovascore 1-1, from the epilogue of the 26th stage of the Superliga.
In the 51st minute of the match, Mărginean excellently launched Raul Opruț on the left flank, and the defender crossed from the first into the box, and Alberto Soro opened the scoring with a header.
Ilie Dumitrescu praised Andrei Mărginean, after Dinamo – Universitatea Craiova 1-1: “Cerebral player”
“An interesting phase how to surprise the opponent (no to Dinamo's goal). Opruț appears there, after a long ball from Mărginean, cerebral player, who I really liked tonight“, declared Ilie Dumitrescu, according to digisport.ro.
“Criaova University (no in the match) put the football, Dinamo's attitude. Craiova played more football. They had to win. You could go within four points of them (no Dinamo). Craiova pushed the game much better”, declared Gică Craioveanu, also present in the studio.
VIDEO. The phase created by Andrei Mărginean, which led to the goal scored by Alberto Soro
In his second season at Dinamo, Andrei Mărginean managed two decisive assists this season, without scoring a single goal.
The first assist was achieved in the very first stage, in the away draw with Csikszereda, score 2-2. The second decisive assist came in the 1-0 away victory against Unirea Slobozia, in the 12th round. In the first season, Mărginean marked 29 matches in the Superliga, during which he scored two goals and provided an assist.
Following the draw at the National Arena, Dinamo is in 3rd place in the standings, with 49 points, tied with Rapid, which is in 2nd place. The leader is Universitatea Craiova, which is one point ahead of the two runners-up.





