Article by Alexandru Barbu – Published Monday, February 09, 2026 21:56 / Updated Monday, February 09, 2026 22:59
They patiently canceled out their weak hands and earned a point with a good cross and a header each.
A battle at the top of the Super League like the final duel in an old samurai movie, framed by bad ads: two enemies stand still in the wind, the leaves are rustling, it's often about who blinks first. The time will come when small details, centimeters to the right of a solid shot will generate scandals and gigantic debates, will decide the big battles.
Right now, we're filling our evenings with prequels to the denouement. It is expected that Dinamo and Craiova will be important until May, they played the best football of the season.
They met at the National Arena, the stadium built with hundreds of millions of euros, public funds, a faulty investment since the inauguration – the lawn plowed since the game with France – and until now, when the retractable roof and cube require complicated repairs.
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It was cold in Bucharest, -2 degrees at Kovacs' first whistle. The teams also took a long time to warm up. The phases were stumbling 30 meters from the gates, we could only see fragments of opportunities. And because the favorites for the title played economically: the “dogs” defended and when they attacked, today it is called preventive defense, Coelho sometimes stuck Baiaram de Bancu. The “decarul” of the Oltenians is no longer as free as it was during Rădoi's mandate.
Dinamo's actions shot like raindrops. Kopic didn't have a striker, but the striker wouldn't have had useful balls either. The others were saved by a “fix”, meaning Screciu's bar, plus a chance that Baiaram let pass.
I escaped, the first half is over. I wasn't asking for the sack from the second act, at least a shot on goal.
As much as it was played, it was scored. He just played a little
On the return, Craiova lost Nsimba, injured, so that two minutes later Laurentiu Popescu was beaten by Soro. Opruț succeeded in what Bancu failed to do, to be decisive from the left side. And suddenly the commentary on the TV changed, the “superior guests” became “the under-expected team”. A trap of the table.
Although leading, Dinamo was at most equal to Craiova. How, in fact, it was going to happen “in the green”. Midfielders play fair, alibi, or play well. Those of the guests were in the first category, until Cicâldău centered with nerve and sense.Al Hamlawi had just adjusted his aim on Counter-Strike 2.
Enough with the tight derby, surely?, with the passes missing the ball, Dinamo – Craiova lit up at 1-1, right after Dinamo and Craiova stopped presenting themselves as Rapid.
Kopic knew that Craiova's defenders are surprised by passes in space, so it was to hit Armstrong. As much as Coelho knew, Craiova did not hit again, nor did she try again, although her bench weighed otherwise. I left on the trail, the fire of the match went out quickly, before the frost closed the stage.
Dinamo and Universitatea Craiova blinked in turn and tighten an already claustrophobic ranking. Don't blink too often, something is coming from behind.
