Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, 16 May 2026 23:23 / Updated Saturday, 16 May 2026 23:26
Dinamo – CFR Cluj 0-0. Andrei Nicolescu, the president of Dinamo, went live after the draw with CFR, from the 9th stage of the play-off, at the end of which his team is sure of the play-off spot for the Conference League preliminaries.
The official from Bucharest was not disappointed by the fact that Dinamo did not manage to win this match, in the context in which a victory would have allowed them to hope until the last stage that they can climb to the third place, the one that leads directly to the Conference preliminaries, without the need for a playoff.
He also spoke about the situation of the injured in the team, as well as about the match with U Cluj, in the next round, which could be decisive for the “red caps” in the title fight, if Bergodi's students do not lose in Craiova on Sunday evening. Asked about Kopic's contract, he assured that at the moment there is no question of the technician leaving, having an agreement that is still valid for another two years.
Andrei Nicolescu's reaction after the draw with CFR Cluj
“There are a few disappointed, but that's it, we fought, we had a bit of bad luck, we have to close the ranks for what's next. We had little problems, little bad luck.
But I say that we showed desire, it was a very tactical, complicated match, we had our chances, we could have closed this match. It's the end of a difficult season, the players are also at the limit.
I didn't get to go down to see Pușcaș's situation, I hope it's just a blow. As we saw, he will be ready for the play-off. We have to focus for the match in over two weeks from the play-off, to recover.
We will focus on the match in Cluj with those who are not at risk of injury. Karamoko has no chance for the dam, maybe Mărginean. The play-off match will be on Arc. I think 50% – 50% chances if it's FCSB, if it's FC Botoșani maybe a little more.
Our problem is that the vacation will be very short, we have to manage very well, we start the season quickly, if we play the Conference preliminaries even faster.
We are still in suspense with the European cups. That's how we made our plans, 4th-6th place. It won't be a failed season if we don't qualify for Europe.
Kopic has a contract for 2 more years, if he receives an offer that suits him very much, very big differences in money, we will understand him. I haven't heard anything so far, the club hasn't received anything. We are focusing on this final and, if we had something to discuss, we were not doing it now, we are focusing on what we have to achieve”, said Andrei Nicolescu, after the match, on the show “Fotbal Club”, from Digi Sport.
The best images from the match Dinamo – CFR Cluj
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