Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Friday, 03 April 2026, 07:48 / Updated Friday, 03 April 2026 07:48
Daniel Bîrligea (25 years old), the striker of the FCSBwas injured and will not play in the match against FC Botoșani, which will be played on Friday, April 3, from 8:30 p.m., in the third round of the play-out.
Bad luck for Mirel Rădoi. The technician of the champion will have to approach the match in Moldova without Daniel Bîrligea, the starting point of attack for the last two years.
Daniel Bîrligea is injured and misses FC Botoșani – FCSB
Daniel Bîrligea will not be able to be used with FC Botoșani due to a medical problem, according to fanatik.ro. The top remained in Bucharest.
The striker of the champion was the starter in both games played by the national team recently, 0-1 with Turkey, 0-2 with Slovakia. There were question marks even before the duel in Bratislava. He had felt discomfort in pre-match training but was eventually started.
Daniel Bîrligea, Lukas Haraslin in Slovakia – Romania, friendly match // March 31, 2026, photo: Getty Images
Most likely, Mamadou Thiam will start in his place. David Miculescu and Alexandru Stoian can still play in this position.
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Daniel Bîrligea played 37 games for FCSB this season in all competitions. He scored 13 goals and provided 6 assists. He is quoted at 4.5 million euros, according to transfermarkt.com.
Before the match, FCSB ranks 7th, the first in the play-out, with 27 points. The Moldovans are on the 9th, with 24.
FCSB had the most players called to the squads, the degree of fatigue increased, we could not play some things with them, there are other elements that must be followed.
We tried to talk as quickly as possible with the players who were at the national teams, were in contact with the auxiliary staff, to arrive as quickly as possible, to get their plane tickets. There were days when we wanted to do two trainings, there are issues that we discuss from training to training.
– Mirel Rădoi, FCSB coach
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