Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Monday, April 13, 2026 23:57 / Updated Tuesday, April 14, 2026 00:00
U Cluj – Craiova 4-0. Filipe Coelho (45 years old), Craiova's coach, drew his conclusions in a flash interview a few minutes after the final whistle at Cluj Arena, where his team lost bitterly, in the 4th stage of the play-off.
Craiova played for 70 minutes in numerical inferiority, and the former players of the blue and white team, Lukic and Nistor, scored in Laurentiu Popescu's goal. After the match, the Portuguese on the Olten bench took all the blame for the failure on himself.
He hoped immediately after the elimination that something could be taken out of the match, he took a risk at 2-0, but he knew at 3-0 that everything was over and that it would be impossible for Craiova to come back.
Filipe Coelho's reaction, after the hard failure with U Cluj
“Of course it's difficult. There's not much to say. We lost on score. We started the game well and even after the red card we tried to get something out of this game.
We had a few chances, but it was 2-0. We knew it didn't matter if we lost 2-0 or more, we still took risks.
We didn't manage to score, and after the third goal the story ended. It's my responsibility, of course. I love my players, they tried to play as I asked them to, but the result is my responsibility.
They gave everything they could. We have things we need to correct. It is normal to be angry today, but from tomorrow we must continue to work and prepare for the next opponent. We need points. We will see at the end how many we collect.
We take it match by match and see at the end where we rank. We have to keep our balance. A very good opponent, U Cluj. I had some problems with Anzor, Baluta. No apologies here, but there were some difficulties.
We started well, then they scored at the first opportunity. We will continue to work in our own way”, said Filipe Coelho, after the match, on the “Digi Sport Special” microphone.
The best images from the match
VIDEO » Lukic did the “double” in front of his former team
VIDEO » How the second goal was scored in U Cluj – Universitatea Craiova
VIDEO » This is how U Cluj opened the scoring in the 15th minute
The ranking from the Superliga play-off
