Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Friday, March 13, 2026 10:37 p.m. / Updated Friday, March 13, 2026 11:03 p.m.
University of Craiova – Arges 0-1. Aurel Țicleanu, the former great player of Craiova Maxima, analyzed the failure of Filipe Coelho's team in the first stage of the play-off.
The leader of the Superleague played on home soil, and FC Argeș came close to only two points from Craiova University. The battle for the title heated up even more after the first match of the play-off, and Aurel Țicleanu sees the people from Pitesti in the fight for the Cup and the championship.
About Olteni, the double champion of Romania declared that “they came in soft”. He said that Bogdan Andone knew how to take advantage of Coelho's team's weaknesses and won because he blocked Craiova's lanes.
Aurel Țicleanu: “They anesthetized Craiova. Everyone knows their weak points”
“Before the match I said it's not easy, that Argeș is thinking about the championship, it has two goals. I sent a message that the match is not easy, I don't know what happened, it wasn't the Craiova that everyone knows.
They anesthetized her. Pitesti didn't let her play what she knows. All I'm saying is that we have good coaches, one of them is Bogdan Andone, who blocked Craiova.
Everyone saw Craiova's weak points, no one did anything to take advantage of them. Look, those from Argeș knew and blocked the lanes, those from Craiova didn't give balls in front. Bravo for FC Arges.
FC Argeș deserved it, and the goal was a gem. Those from Craiova were very soft, they didn't have freshness, the people from Pitesti were the first at every ball. I don't know what the people from Craiova worked on before this match”, said Aurel Țicleanu, on Prima Sport 1.
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