Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Saturday, 21 February 2026, 22:57 / Updated on Saturday, 21 February 2026 23:01
Rapid – Dinamo 2-1. Cristi Săpunaru (41 years old), the former defender of Giulești, reacted after the second success of his former team against the “dogs” this season.
He greeted the first “11” he sent Costel Gâlcă. It was the first time this season that Olimpiu Moruțan, Alexandru Dobre and Claudiu Petrila were starters at the same time.
Cristi Săpunaru, “hot” after Rapid – Dinamo 2-1: “I expected it to look different”
“I expected Rapid to look different. They had a different mentality and were more aggressive than in other games.
The players who are fit have to play, that's what I've been saying for a long time. It was a more offensive formula, but which, in fact, was more defensive in reality, from what happened on the field, plus Dinamo also makes you defend low“, said Cristi Săpunaru, at “Footbal Club”, from Digi Sport.
Retired from football in the summer of 2025, Săpunaru has 212 matches, 16 goals and 4 decisive assists for Giulești.
In fact, Andrei Borza opened the score in the 30th minute from Olimpiu Moruțan's pass. It was the first contribution that the Romanian international managed since his transfer to Rapid.
Daniel Paraschiv, on loan from Real Oviedo, scored the 2nd goal in the 34th minute.
There is a bit of pressure, we take each game individually, we will analyze what we did wrong tonight and we will look better in the next game.
We have a few more games, we treat them as such, then we think about the play-offs.
– Andrei MărgineanDinamo's midfielder
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