Who was the MVP in the CFR Cluj derby

Article by Sergiu Alexandru – Published Friday, 20 March 2026 23:55 / Updated Saturday, 21 March 2026 02:19
CFR Cluj managed to achieve an extremely important victory in the match with Rapid, 1-0and came within three points of first place.
At the end of a spectacular match, especially in the first 45 minutes, Daniel Pancu's team struck in Gruia in the 77th minute, thanks to a goal scored by Meriton Korenica, who had a very good performance.
Thanks to this victory, CFR Cluj reached 30 points and is in 4th place.
GSP notes according to CFR Cluj – Rapid
CFR Cluj:
- Mihai Popa – 7: Safe in interventions. He showed why he deserves to be called up to the national team. He made an incredible save from Onea's shot
- Christopher Brown – 7: Strong in duels. He had a complicated evening with Petrila, but he handled it excellently
- Sheriff Sinyan – 7: He marked his opponents well, didn't get complicated and made the right decisions
- Marian Huja – 6: He fulfilled his duties well. He was not wrong
- Mario Camorra – 7: The experience made him annihilate Dobre. He stepped up every time he could in attack and didn't show his age
- Karlo Muhar – 7: One of his best games this season. Strong in duels, he tormented his opponents. He also appeared at the finish and was involved in the goal phase
- Kader Keita – 7: Solid in the middle, involved in duels. Active and very present in the game.
- Meriton Korenica – 8: Man of the match. In addition to the goal, he also had other opportunities. He was the most dangerous man in Cluj
- Andrei Cordea – 6: Deleted, no success in attack.
- Alibek Aliev – 5: In the second half he completely disappeared from the game. In the first half, he missed incredibly, in front of the goal
- Lorenzo Biliboc – 6: Involved in the goal phase, he struggled and agitated a lot, but without much success
- Coach: Daniel Pancu – 8: He imposed himself again in front of the team where he made history as a player. He annihilated Rapid and moved inspired with the changes made to the starting formula.
Along the way they entered:
- Damjan Djokovic – Played too little to be rated
- Aly Abeid – Played too little to be rated
- Adrian Păun – He played too little to be noted
- Luka Zahovic – Played too little to be rated
VIDEO WITH PHASE. Alibek Aliev, missing the play-off in CFR Cluj – Rapid
- Video source: Prima Sport 1
Rapid:
- Marian Aioani – 6: Sure on him, he had some good interventions. It lived up to expectations
- Răzvan Onea – 6: He had a great opportunity in the first half. He tried to help the attack, but without much success. Nothing can be faulted in the defensive phase.
- Alexandru Pașcanu – 6: Solid and strong in duels with Aliev. He was present in the attack in the fixed phases, but did not bring any extra
- Lars Kramer – 6: Sure on him. He won his duels, he did his job
- Andrei Borza – 6: Stepped up in attack, showed he can handle the ball at foot but had no attacking impact
- Constantin Grameni – 6: Involved in the game, but with some bugs. He was substituted shortly after the break
- Cătălin Vulturar – 6: He didn't do anything wrong, but he didn't contribute much to the game either. A match in the team's score.
- Olimpiu Moruțan – 5 He showed some flashes in attack, but often seemed unable to cope with the pace. He was physically outmatched many times
- Alexandru Dobre – 5: Without any success. He tried to stand out with some personal actions and “popcorns”, but he did not create anything in Aioani's goal. A disappointing match
- Talisson – 4: Changed at halftime. Deleted in the center of the attack, he was completely outplayed by the game. He didn't cause any problems at the gate of Cluj
- Claudiu Petrila – 6:
- Coach: Constantin Gâlcă – 6: Somewhat uninspired. He didn't manage to break up Cluj's game, nor did he have inspiration in terms of changes
Along the way they entered:
- Elvir Koljic – 5: Entered immediately after the break, he did not add anything to Rapid's attack. Outplayed in many phases and dominated by opposing defenders
- Kader Keita -6: He came in well, involved in the game.
- Gabriel Gheorghe – He played too little to be noted
- Tobias Christensen – He played too little to be rated
- Daniel Paraschiv – He played too little to be noted
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu – 7: He judged the phases well, did not complicate and controlled the game. A hassle-free arbitration
Assistant 1: Florian Vișan – 7: Careful. without mistake. He saw very well that Biliboc was not offside during the goal phase
Assistant 2: Daniel Ilinca – 7: No problem at all. He rose to the level of his colleagues.





