Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Saturday, March 14, 2026 23:55 / Updated Sunday, March 15, 2026 00:04
Rapid and Dinamo they met in the first stage of the Superliga play-off, a match that ended with the home team's victory, score 3-2. Claudiu Petrila (25 years old), the scorer of the most controversial goal of the evening, spoke at the end of the game in Giulesti.
The Rapid player did not want to talk about the refereeing manner of Istvan Kovacs, saying that he wanted to enjoy the goal and the victory. He also believes that the team from Giulesti is doing very well mentally, considering that they managed to come back twice and win the derby with Dinamo.
Claudiu Petrila: “I'm not the type to talk about arbitration”
“It's nice to see you're in first place. It's a big win, a nice night for us and for the fans. We're happy and we're back to work tomorrow.
I'm not the type to give my opinion about refereeing, there are people in our club who can talk about it, I want to enjoy the goal and the win. I thought it would be a shame to cancel such a beautiful goal. That's how I felt to shoot, I prepared my ball well, I went into a combination with Koljic, because we do that in practice quite often, and tonight it worked for us in the match.
Claudiu Petrila / photo: Cristi Preda GSP
I don't know if we have the first chance at the title, it's hard to say. They say we don't play nice, but we mind our own business, we're first and we only think about what we're doing.
The fact that we came back twice and managed to win shows that mentally we are very good. We are prepared for this play-off and we have learned a lot from the past”, said Claudiu Petrila, on “Digi Sport Special”.
VIDEO WITH PHASE. Petrila's goal and the controversial moment before the execution
video source: Prima Sport 1
