Ionuț Radu was crushed at home by the penultimate team from Spain » He scored the first goal in the 4th minute: when it was over
Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Sunday, April 12, 2026, 10:56 p.m. / Updated Sunday, April 12, 2026, 10:57 p.m.
Celta Vigo, the team of the Romanian international Ionuț Radu (28 years old), suffered a shocking defeat, score 0-3, at home, against Oviedo, in a match of the 31st stage of La Liga. Alberto Reina opened the scoring in the 5th minute, and Federico Vinas (45', 57') added two more goals to the Romanian footballer's goal.
The hosts had possession but failed to convert it into goal chances. Guillermo Almada's men, on the other hand, took their chances, playing mostly on the counter-attack, and could have even walked away with an even clearer victory at the end of Sunday night's game.
With Ionuț Radu as an integral player, Celta took the wrong step, conceding three goals from the penultimate ranked team in La Liga, a team that is fighting to save itself from relegation.
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After scoring three goals in this match, Ionuț Radu was rated 4 by the journalists from eldesmarque.com.
“A good save on Vinas' shot, finished with a block that Reina finally sent into the net. He blocked a cross from Chaira and could not do anything about Vinas' 0-2 goal. He had several saves and could not do anything on the third goal either,” noted the Spaniards.
On the other side, his counterpart, Horațiu Moldovan, remained an unused reserve.
Oviedo, Horațiu Moldovan's team, huge success with Ionuț Radu's team
The match got off to a great start for the Asturias side, who managed to take the lead after just five minutes. This followed a series of serious errors in Celta's defence, whose defenders failed to clear the ball twice, and later ricochets sent it to Reina, who opened the scoring.
Several indecisive situations followed, until the last minute of regulation time. Then, the central striker Vinas took advantage of a good cross from the right of Scheira and, extending his leg, managed to beat Ionuț Radu for the second time.
The visitors missed a very good chance to extend their lead ten minutes into the second half when Javi López made a big miss. The goal came three minutes later though, when again Vinas took advantage of a cross, this time from the left flank, and scored, effectively ending any discussion.
Thus, Celta continued their poor form in recent weeks. Claudio Giráldez's side have just one win in their last five La Liga matches. Radu's team still occupies the sixth position and continues the fight for participation in Europe next season.
On the other hand, Oviedo remains in the relegation zone, but this victory and the performances of the last few weeks – the players of the “blues” have three victories in the last four championship matches – offer new hopes for a possible maintenance in the first league, according to sportal.bg.
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