“He tried to bring methods from the corporate area”

Also, the Transylvanian official commented on the incidents caused by CFR supporters on “Cluj Arena”, who made havoc in their path, immediately after the derby won by U Cluj, score 2-1.

The fans of the title vice-champion of the Superliga broke several chairs in the sector where they were sitting and threw them on the athletics track and continued the disaster in the toilet area.

Radu Constantea revealed that U Cluj supports Răzvan Burleanu in the FRF elections: “He managed to change the image of Romanian football”

“We will continue with Burleanu, for continuity. He managed to change the image of Romanian football, he tried to bring methods from the corporate area, so to speak.

The Federation was able to greatly increase income, and children's and junior centers began to attract greater investment. Romanian football, in general, is growing from the point of view of sustainability”, declared Radu Constantea at the beginning of his intervention in the “Digi Sport Special” show.

Radu Constantea, about the incidents caused by the CFR supporters at “Cluj Arena”: “We are trying to overcome”

Regarding the incidents caused by the CFR supporters at the end of the derby at “Cluj Arena”, the president of Cluj University pointed out: “There were certain issues, I never liked to debate them. We register them internally and with the CFR, we see exactly what the damage was and we try to overcome it.

There were problems and when we played them, we can't deny that. But in the last matches I don't think there were any more problems. Every time, after a Cluj derby, people try less to highlight the positive things.

We should not only discuss the negative things and not talk about the atmosphere. Every time after a derby, only negative things are discussed.

It's much more important to discuss last night's game, not the fans, whether they vandalized or not. The damages will be paid by the club (CFR no), as we also paid, and we will try to prevent such incidents from happening in the next matches“.

Regarding the success in the derby, Radu Constantea said: “An important victory, a disputed derby. A balanced first half, we controlled the second. I think it's a deserved victory. Rapid and Craiova are still favourites.

We had the goal of entering the play-offs. We are not thinking about the title, there are still 9 stages, anything can happen. Craiova and Rapid are the main favorites for the title.

Bergodi managed to stabilize the team very well, we conceded very few goals since he arrived. The group is united, the atmosphere has improved, the team looks very good defensively and compact.

We are trying to stabilize and stay in the top 6 teams in Romania, have a sustainable budget and succeed in participating in a European cup again. From this year's experience, which was very important for us, we didn't make it to the next round. I think that would be the next goal: to have a better course. It's hard, from a budget point of view, to compete with other teams.

At the end of the intervention, Radu Constantea also spoke about striker Jovo Lukic, who has scored 16 goals this season in the Super League: “He had quite good numbers before he came to Craiova. He is a striker on the profile of Blanuță, with whom we had very good results last year. He adapted to the championship in Romania. Of course, in Craiova he did not manage to adapt and we hoped that he would have a better evolution with us.”

Bergodi signed for two seasons, the current one and the next one. We are not thinking about changes, it feels very good in Cluj, we are satisfied.

CFR played very well in the first half, coming after 11 victories. It was difficult to beat, a team that has in its DNA to fight for the title every season and a well-built team with extremely valuable players in the offensive zone, such as Biliboc, Cordea, Korenica. Very good players.

From a budget perspective, we are not obligated to sell. We will see exactly, if the players receive offers we will discuss, but we are not obliged to sell to cover certain minuses.

– Dear Constantiapresident of U Cluj

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