Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Thursday, May 14, 2026, 12:01 a.m. / Updated Thursday, May 14, 2026, 12:15 a.m.
U Cluj – University of Craiova 0-0, (5-6 on penalties). Mario Felgueiras, Olten's sports manager, drew the conclusions after his team won the Romanian Betano Cup.
At the end of the match in Sibiu, Mario Felgueiras spoke about Craiova's very good season so far. He hopes that in Sunday's game, which can be decisive in winning the championship, his team will also have at their disposal Steven Nsimba, the striker who missed the Cup final due to injury.
Mario Felgueiras, after U Cluj – Craiova: “We hope that on Sunday we will also have Steven Nsimba”
“I feel very good, proud. That's the feeling. Before the game there was enormous pride that I got here. If we had been told in the beginning that we would have this week, everyone would have signed up. On Sunday we have another final and we have to win.
It is known that Popică (no. Laurentiu Popescu) is very good at penalties. It's tough in shootouts, but what I can't control doesn't consume me. I was calm, I know that anything can happen in penalties.
The boys are aware that we have another very important game on Sunday. If we win at home, we are champions. In football, when you lose, you always have the next game, but you also have to be careful when you win. We, in football, have to win, even with half a goal, and I'm happy.
Only today we celebrate, then we think about the match. Hopefully it will be Nsimba on Sunday too. He had a problem and we didn't want to risk it,” said Mario Felgueiras, at Prima Sport.
PHOTO GALLERY. While Craiova was celebrating the Cup triumph, the GSP photojournalist captured a colossal image with Nistor and Chipciu
