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“I wish she was with us on the show!”

Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Saturday, February 14, 2026 9:34 p.m. / Updated Sunday, February 15, 2026 4:52 a.m.

Everything started from Petrescu's error in Petrolul – Argeș 2-1. At 1-1 in the 86th minute, the whistle blew before Sierra headed the ball home from Micovschi's cross. The phase could not be analyzed by VAR precisely because the “central” whistled before the Pitesti midfielder scored. Petrescu dictated a foul in attack that did not exist.

The day after the huge scandal that broke out due to Radu Petrescu's mistake, Victor Angelescu, the president of Rapid, accused behind-the-scenes games for FCSB to be in the play-offs. The Red-Blues are among the teams that indirectly benefited from the failure of FC Argeș in Ploiești.

Mihai Stoica: “Radu Petrescu made decisions against us even with Rapid”

“Instead of admitting he was wrong and giving the ball to the referee, he did that. He was exonerated and there was no problem. He probably whistled that there was something in him, I say. It was nothing, they didn't touch in the box. It would be interesting to hear the recording. It's a big error that appeared everywhere, including in the CCA press release.

No goal was disallowed. Look at the goalkeeper, he had no reaction! It's not a disallowed goal, because the whistle blew before the goal. We experienced this in Glasgow. The referee blew his whistle, then apologised. Here it was not empty, but it turned out very badly. He did something like they used to do in the old days, when they weren't on TV. Now you have VAR. You have a big problem.

I see no chance of success for FC Argeș if they sue CCA and Petrescu. I've been through a lot like that. Dani Coman is still young, he may have reactions, it would be the height for me to criticize someone. It's understandable, with a bad win in the play-offs. But, I repeat, it was not a disallowed goal. It was a big mistake, but it's not a voided goal.

I understand from what Victor Angelescu says that Radu Petrescu would be a fan of FCSB. It means that Victor Angelescu has a big memory problem. He is in great error. I wish he was with us on the show. Radu Petrescu refereed a match of ours at the Arena, with Rapid, and eliminated Dawa for nothing. He made decisions against us!

In another match, where they were left with the impression that there should have been a penalty for Rapid with us, Radu Petrescu turned a blind eye to a second yellow card at Petrila, before. Radu Petrescu is one of the referees who disadvantaged us in many matches. You can say anything about him, but not that he is a referee who helped us”, said Mihai Stoica, on Prima Sport 1.

Mihai Stoica: “Angelescu is scared of us, not of Craiova. He has a problem”

“Angelescu is scared of us, not of Craiova, who is one point ahead. Are we such a big threat? I would be happy. Absolutely, they are afraid of FCSB.

It would have been a big flaw in the result, but only we benefited, not Botoșani, U Cluj, CFR and Oțelul? UTA, who can enter the books tomorrow? I don't know where and how far everything boils down to FCSB.

That makes me think they have a big problem. And that the fact that he wants a play-off with FCSB is a big lie”, Mihai Stoica also declared.

Mihai Stoica: “Radu Petrescu must be removed from arbitration”

Then, Mihai Stoica declared that Radu Petrescu should have been removed from arbitration since 2011, when he made an equally big mistake. Then, during a victory of CFR Cluj against Voința Sibiu, 1-0, he invented a foul in the Sibiu attack, before scoring. The score was 0-0 when Voința put the ball in the goal.

Radu Petrescu must be removed from arbitration and he should no longer arbitrate from that Voința Sibiu with CFR. It is extremely serious to make something up. Worse than not giving something. Here is the process of intention. For what Radu Petrescu did in that match, he should have been removed from the referee since then.

Then Beto missed the ball. Then the career of this referee had to be put to an end. How to invent such a thing? The man had an ailment, underwent surgery, but was not supposed to be in arbitration anymore!

– Mihai Stoica

Everyone in football knows what colors Radu Petrescu wears under his clothes. After what happened, it is very clear that this play-off will not be entered on sports merit and that the TV rating matters much more. It's clear that everyone who has some influence wants FCSB in the play-offs, but in a normal world, sporting merit has to go.

– Victor Angelescu, Rapid president

VIDEO with Radu Petrescu's mistake at Petrolul – Argeș

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