The detail that gives Mirel Rădoi shivers » The four “executioners” from the regular season await him in the play-out
Article by Robert Vîrdol – Published Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 23:23 / Updated Tuesday, 10 March 2026 23:23
Mirel Rădoi (44 years old) has already held the first press conference since signing with FCSB and will debut on the bench of the red-blue formation against those from Metaloglobus. The red-blue team will play in the play-out, and the technician has already studied the opponents he will have since he was at Craiova University. However, with certain teams, more precisely the first four direct opponents, the former selector gave it a shot.
Mirel Rădoi has the mission of taking FCSB to the Conference League playoff, and on the way to completing the task, the technician will meet several teams that gave him problems during the regular season round.
Metaloglobus, UTA Arad, FC Botoșani and Oțelul Galați are teams with which the coach lost important points this season, failing to beat them when he was in Craiova.
Four rematches await Mirel Rădoi in the first matches at FCSB
Mirel Rădoi, presentation conference at FCSB
On Saturday, FCSB will play at home against Metaloglobus, a team that caused many problems to Mirel Rădoi in the current championship season. The newly promoted team drew with Craiova University 0-0, when the technician was at the helm of the team, and after the match some controversies were created because of the result.
After the match with the team from Pantelimon, the match with UTA Arad follows. Adrian Mihalcea's team managed to get four points against Mirel Rădoi in the regular season. In the first match, they restored the tie with Craiova, after the Oltenians were leading 3-0, and in the return they beat Ion Oblemenco 2-1, being the last match for Mirel at Craiova University.
Game number three in the play-out for FCSB will be against FC Botoșani. The Moldovans also managed to get a point against Mirel Rădoi. Valeriu Iftime's team is also one of the teams fighting for the European playoff, and the duel between the two can be important for the calculations of the final ranking.
In the fourth stage, Rădoi will meet another team that defeated him. Oțelul Galați will come to Bucharest for the match with FCSB. Laszlo Balint's team defeated the technician in the tour, with the score 1-0.
FCSB will have a tough life in the play-out
Mirel Rădoi led the first training at FCSB //photo: Cristi Preda GSP
Against play-out teams, FCSB lost 20 points in the regular season. Now, the red-blues will have to get the best possible results to be able to fulfill their objective. The difference compared to the points lost with the teams in the play-off is not a very big one, because they lost 21 points against the top six.
The results of the FCSB against the play-out teams, in the round of the regular season:
The results of the FCSB against the play-out teams, in the return of the regular season:
