Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 23:28 / Updated on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 23:28
Romania U21 – San Marino U21 3-0. Costin Curelea (41 years old), the selector of the “tricolors”, reacted after the victory obtained in Târgoviște. Dynamo players Alexandru Musi (21 years old), with a “double”, and Adrian Mazilu (20 years old) put their names on the list of scorers.
Leashes was suspended following the red card received in Kosovo. Răzvan Rotaru, the second coach, was on the bench on Tuesday.
Curelea explained that he had no emotions, taking into account the value of the opponent, but he would have liked the national team to score more times. The “Tricolori” shot 11 times at the visitors' goal and missed several important opportunities.
Costin Curelea, conclusions after Romania U21 – San Marino U21: “We are in the qualification books”
“It's worse from the stands, but I had no emotions. There were many misses, here I feel sorry for them, because they could score and gain more confidence. Mazilu and Musi scored, more could have done it.
It was a successful action, I made six points. We are in the qualification books, it will be a longer window with three games, but I hope we get to play the qualifier against Finland at home.
I was happy that Mazilu came back, I was also happy for Musi. I was also happy that I used 2006 players, from the former U19 generation, I tried to give more of them a chance.
I am convinced that in the fall we will be much better, and for this action I relied on them to look better, thanks to the experience they have accumulated in the Superliga. I am convinced that in six months they will be even better.
There was pressure on us from the beginning, because we have to honor the qualifications of the past years and it is clear that we do not want to break this chain. We all want to represent the country as best as possible”, said Costin Curelea, according to sport.ro.
Romania U21 is in 3rd place in group A, with 13 points. Spain (21 points) and Finland (16) are in the first two places, which ensure the presence in the final tournament.
Ranking in the Romania group
source: Flashscore
