The dog is barking at the fence » Dinamo, controversial post in anticipation of the match with Rapid: “Day defeats night”
Article by David Marinescu – Published Friday, February 20, 2026, 6:45 p.m. / Updated Friday, February 20, 2026, 6:47 p.m.
On the day before the match with Rapid, Dinamo published on social networks a clip and a message interpreted by part of the public as having racist connotations.
On Saturday evening, at 20:30, Rapid and Dinamo will face each other in the 28th stage of the regular season. 26 hours before the match, Dinamo published a curious clip, made with the help of artificial intelligence, in which a dog with red fur walks on the lawn of a stadium similar to the National Arena.
The animal advances on the snow carpet to a feather, then barks menacingly. The feather appears to be from a large bird, probably an eagle, the bird of prey on the Rapid's logo.
Dinamo, curious post waiting for the match with Rapid: “The day wins the night”
The clip is accompanied by a classic dynamoist fighting message: “When dogs unite, day beats night!“.
“The wait is over, we are only one day away from the match against Rapid Bucharest! On Saturday, the dogs will make the stands at the National Arena vibrate!”, the text also states.
The wait is over, we are only one day away from the match against Rapid Bucharest! On Saturday, the dogs will make the stands at the National Arena vibrate!”.
Considering the context, Dinamo to be investigated at the Disciplinary Commission for the racist chants at the end of the Hermannstadt matchseveral supporters found the post inappropriate. But most were amused and made references with racist connotations:
Asked about the post, a Dinamo employee replied that “e [pană] of an eagle, they have an eagle on their logo”.
Dinamo will be tried at the Commission
We remind you that 8 days ago, after Dinamo defeated Hermannstadt on the “Arc de Triomphe”, some of Dinamo's players and employees accompanied the supporters in a tirade of racist insults, uttered in view of the imminent match with Rapid.
“To gypsies, f*** to gypsies!” shouted, among others, the players Cătălin Cîrjan, Alexandru Pop, Mamoudou Karamoko and Alexandru Roșca, second coach Florentin Petre, press officer Bogdan Alecu and announcer Ștefan Știucă.
The case has a deadline of February 25 at the Disciplinary Commission.
