Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Monday, April 20, 2026 9:08 p.m. / Updated Monday, April 20, 2026 9:09 p.m.
Florin Bratu, the coach of Metaloglobus, commented after his team lost 2-3 on the field of FC Botoșani, in stage #5 of the Superleague play-out.
Metaloglobus still has minimal chances to stay in the first league, but despite all this, Florin Bratu said that his team will not give in and will fight until it is mathematically relegated: “We will sell our skin dearly”
Florin Bratu reacted after FC Botoșani – Metaloglobus 3-2: “The team looked good in many moments”
“It was a borderline defeat. Again, there was another stage where there were refereeing problems. I think Botoșani's penalty was a foul beforehand by Purece. It wasn't checked, I saw it from the sidelines. It's frustrating, because then the score was 1-1.
I put them in the game. As for the team, I can say that it looked good in many moments. I think I surprised the opponent with the setup I had. We tried to block Ongenda as much as possible. I scored a very nice goal.
The fact that I have had few points all season and played with the sword over my head all the time, it is quite complicated for my players. I want to congratulate them for the attitude they had. They did not give up for a moment.
I knew since I came that it was a complicated mission. I knew we had to be better organized, to give them another breath, to raise their morale. I think I succeeded up to a point. We will sell our skin very expensively in the 4 matches. I am a fighter”, Florin Bratu said, according to digisport.ro.
Metaloglobus has only 10 points collected after 5 play-out stages and is 9 points away from the direct relegation places. Hermannstadt is in first place, with 19 points, and there are 4 matches left until the end of the championship. Metaloglobus still has to play Unirea Slobozia, Oțelul Galati, Hermannstadt, Farul Constanța. If she doesn't win the next stage, she will be mathematically relegated.
Ranking in the Superliga play-out
