Article by Robert Vîrdol – Published Friday, April 17, 2026, 2:31 p.m. / Updated Friday, April 17, 2026, 2:40 p.m.
At the press conference preceding the match with Rapid, Filipe Colho (45 years old), the coach of Craiova University, offered an unexpected moment. The coach was very emotional when Romanchuk (26 years old), the defender of the team, spoke about the injured goalkeeper Isenko (22 years old).
Craiova University went through a difficult moment, after being defeated by Cluj University, score 0-4. Today, the coach of the team got emotional at the press conference preceding the match with Rapid.
Filipe Coelho: “We spend more time than with our wives”
At the end of the conference, the Portuguese coach became emotional and was asked if his eyes were watering. He explained that he gets emotional when footballers talk about their teammates going through tough times.
“I was smiling because I love these guys, I know what they mean and what they want. I work with them all the time, they are at a high level. The supporters should be with us and support us, we are the only ones in Romania.
(no Do you feel like crying?) We suffered a lot to get here, we know what it means, we suffer, it's not easy. I hear Romanchuk talking about Isenko, players suffering. We are a family, we spend more time with each other than with our wives and we want to help each other. It's a very important moment for us, to give everything for the city and the fans,” said Coelho.
Olteni want a victory with Rapid
It is a game where we need to perform much better against a team that, most of the time, prefers positive transitions. They have important players in all departments, they have footballers who can unbalance during the game and they managed to score in a lot of set pieces. But we are ready and it is very important for us. We worked very well and it is very important to get all 3 points from the game. For me all games are 3 points, points are more important now, but all 3 points are important
– Filipe Coelho, coach University of Craiova
