Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Monday, 09 February 2026 22:32 / Updated on Monday, 09 February 2026 22:36
Alberto Soro and Assad Al Hamlawi decided the game, the first half of which did not have many scoring opportunities, in the second half the two teams began to look for the goal more.
Nicușor Bancu, after Dinamo – Craiova 1-1: “We deserved the victory”
“We had the better chances and I think we deserved the win, but it's football, it's not possession that decides who wins. We annihilated each other, both coaches prepared the match very well, they didn't want to build, neither did we. Two good championship teams, you can see that. The pitch didn't help anyone either, because it was very bad.
It is possible that the other matches will be like this, it also depends on the place in the ranking. Maybe we'll play more aggressively in the win or attack worse, if we're good in the standings maybe a draw is also good and we'll see what happens.”
The University captain also spoke about the duels with FCSB: “Both are important”
“The pressure is on since we started the championship, everyone wants us to stay there at the end of the championship. We have to have strong nerves, the matches in Europe strengthened us, we have to be focused until the end, because football punishes you in the end and we showed today that we are a united team.
It's the best group since I've been here, that's our advantage, that we have a large batch.”
Craiova will play, within three days, twice with the champion of Romania, FCSB, the first time in the Romanian Cup, then in the Super League, both games could be decisive for the two teams.
“We have to have energy with FCSB, we both played in Europe, we know what it's like to play every 3 days. We see what team Mister will line up and we want to go further. Both are important, the first, Thursday, is more important because it is the firstand after we qualify, we also think about the championship”, said Bancu, at Prima Sport.
