Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Sunday, 15 March 2026, 00:15 / Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2026 00:16
Zeljko Kopic, coach of Dinamo, commented the defeat of his students in front of those from Rapid, score 2-3, in the match of the first stage of the Superleague play-off.
The Croat, with a choked voice and visibly emotional, complained about the refereeing of the match on Giulesti, especially the second goal phase, the one in which the Dynamo players accused Borza of a foul on Musi, before Claudiu Petrila's header.
Zeljko Kopic reacted after Rapid – Dinamo 2-3: “I didn't see respect for us in this decision”
“Frustration is the word to describe it. It was hard. What could I say? Look, I've been here for two years. I didn't say anything about arbitration. On Tuesday I went to the meeting with Mr. Vassaras and had a conversation with him, I told him that Dinamo is not respected by the referees.
I feel like we don't have respect as a team. I saw no respect for us in this decision. It's painful for me. I never want to judge people, everyone makes mistakes, but this decision is disrespectful.
You ask me about my feelings and that's what I'm talking about. For two years we have gone from relegation, with different referees, different decisions, and I feel that we are not respected. I can say that after two years or so.
I'm here for the club. I am here to protect the interests of this club. When I play badly and lose, I have nothing to say. What I saw today is not what I talked about in the meeting with Vassaras. I'm not talking about the decision, but about how I feel. If you are a big club, I think things should look different. I didn't ask for anything, just to feel respect. Right now I feel it's different.
We had personality, we started well, we adapted tactically to force them out of their comfort zone and attack in the space behind them. We had good moments, bad moments, but overall we had a good performance. It will be a tough fight.
Every match is very important, every point is important, every decision is important. It is hard to believe that such a decision was made. I did not see the phase at Duțu. It's a lot of work and it's an important moment. We are not going to the next match now as we would have gone if there was a different decision.
We have problems. I had difficult moments from the first day at Dinamo. We will see what happens. We will continue to look for solutions”, said Zeljko Kopic in the flash interview from Digi Sport Special.
VIDEO. The phase from Rapid's second goal in the match with Dinamo
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