Article by Robert Vîrdol – Published on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 21:49 / Updated on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 21:49
Marcel Răducanu (71 years old), the legend of Stela, spoke to Gazeta Sporturilor about the fight for the title this season and said the name of the team he considers the favorite.
The University of Craiova entered the play-off from the first position, with a two-point advantage over the second place. Olteni are seen as favorites for the title by Marcel Răducanu, but the former player from Steaua also believes that another team can produce a surprise.
Specifically, it is about CFR Cluj, a team that has a series of 11 consecutive victories in the Romanian Superliga.
Răducanu also spoke about FCSB, which just appointed Mirel Rădoi as coach.
Marcel Răducanu: “You don't see anything like this in Germany”
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“I saw that FCSB is playing in the play-out. I hope that Radoi will do their job and go to the Conference League, as they proposed. In the championship, I think that the University of Craiova has the best chances. Craiova also has a good team and played consistently.
He may take the championship this year, but also CFR Cluj can surprise. They have a nice streak and the playoffs are long.
Dinamo is going through a tougher period, having lost three matches one after the other. At least we have a tight championship, not like in Germany, where we already know who will win, Bayern. Craiova, I say, will dominate, because it has a good team, but where are there no problems? I'm always on any team. Like it has to be like this, a scandal or something.
I look here in Germany and I don't see anything like that. It's hard to understand, but it seems to have become something normal. In Romania there are some who do not look in their garden and look at others. You don't have to deal with the rest. Outside you never see anything like this. Football is played quietly. I, as a manager at FCSB, have to make sure that the team gives results, for example”, said Marcel Răducanu for Gazeta Sporturilor.
Marcel Răducanu won the League 1 title twice
Until he arrived at Borussia Dortmund, Marcel Răducanu was one of the most important footballers at Steaua.
He prevailed twice in the domestic competition and won the trophy in the 1975-1976 and 1977-1978 seasons.
