Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Monday, March 16, 2026 11:35 p.m. / Updated Monday, March 16, 2026 11:35 p.m.
U Cluj – CFR 2-1. On the day he signed the contract extension, Mario Camora was on the field in the defeat at Cluj Arena. After the game, the CFR captain spoke about the match and the team's chances in continuing the fight for the title in the Superliga.
Having reached the age of 39, the footballer with the most appearances in the shirt of CFR Cluj will stay one more year with the team from Transylvania.
Mario Camora, after U Cluj – CFR: “The small details made the difference”
After the defeat suffered in the 90th minute, the captain of the formation from Gruia declared:
“Unfortunately we lost, but we have to keep our heads up. We studied the opponent well and I knew that in the set phases they hit the first bar, but that's how the match was. A balanced match, but the small details made the difference. And after they equalized, Biliboc had 2-3 more opportunities. If we go as a whole, I think it was a balanced match, a draw was the right result.
But we're moving on, we have a match against Rapid on Friday, who are in first place, and we have to win.”
Asked about the title fight, the naturalized Portuguese, with matches under the “tricolor”, said:
“This play-off is tighter than ever, we have to win with Rapid and be closer to first place. U Cluj, this season, has the best team in recent years, it has quality players and we, together with them, I think we are the fittest”, said Camora in the flash-interview from Digi Sport.
Play-off standings
U Cluj climbs up to 2nd place and equals Craiova University in points, with 30, while Pancu's students suffered their first failure after 11 consecutive stages with victories and occupy 5th place, with 27 points.
