Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Thursday, March 19, 2026 11:18 p.m. / Updated Friday, March 20, 2026 12:17 a.m.
Nicusor Bancu (33 years old), left back and captain from Craiovapublicly apologized for the elimination from the victory with Dinamo, score 1-0.
Nicușor Bancu was eliminated at the end of the first half, at the score of 1-0, after badly stepping on Sivis. However, the people from Craiova managed to hold on to the result and leave Bucharest with the 3 points. At the end, Bancu thanked his colleagues and said he regretted the gesture.
Nicușor Bancu, after Dinamo – Craiova: “I stepped on him, it was a mistake”
“I want to thank the boys and apologize to everyone. I made a mistake, I didn't mean to, but in football everything is not as you want it. I stepped on it, it was a mistake.
I'm glad the team got motivated, they ran a lot more and I'm glad we managed to win. There was no intention, I just wanted to make a game foul, not to go on the counterattack, and I stepped on him by mistake.
It was discussed at halftime that there should be no more such scandals, because the match can be stopped. I told him that's how it is in football. We had lost against Argeș and we absolutely had to win today. We talked a lot about it and it was clear that we are a family: we ran for each other and the reward came.
It's good that I won. It would have been very difficult if we didn't succeed, the others could distance themselves. We go home happy.
We want to come back with fresh strength, many difficult matches await us. I'm ready for the Turkey match, but I haven't been called up yet. Anyway, I will be with the team with my heart. It's time to qualify for the World Cup, we haven't done it for a long time”, said Nicușor Bancu, at Prima Sport.
