this is the team Coelho is preparing for the championship final! + The surprise in the first “11” and the question mark

The University of Craiova and U Cluj face each other on Sunday evening in Bănie in a vital match, which could already decide the title in favor of the blue and whites.

It would be the first in the record of Mihai Rotaru's club, according to the up-to-date decisions of the courts, because CThe Timișoara Court of Appeal decided in February that the CSU cannot claim the record from 1948-1991before the privatization of the team.

The big question that fans are waiting for an answer to, for now, is which starters Filipe Coelho will start with in the crucial match at “Ion Oblemenco”. And Gazeta found out the plans of the technical staff!

Baiaram, recharged for U Craiova – U Cluj, championship final

GSP sources from the Olten changing room say that the Portuguese coach decided on the first “11”. And the big surprise would be the reappearance of Baiaram in the starting lineup!

Entering a shadow cone due to a declining sports form, the striker from Olten has not been a starter in the championship since the fifth round of the play-offs. It happened on April 19, during Craiova's victory over Rapid at home, 1-0, when he was replaced by Teles in the 76th minute.

Since then, he only played after the break in League 1 matches. He returned to the starting line-up, however, in the final of the Romanian Cup, being replaced by Crețu in the 83rd minute, without thus catching the overtime and penalty kicks that brought the trophy to Bănie.

However, Coelho would now bet on Baiaram's ambition and motivation to be on the field from the first minute in a match that could go down in the history of Mihai Rotaru's group: the first title in the club's showcase!

Mister does not like Baiaram's attitude. He has to change. And in training, but also like that, in general. And when it enters, it is not decisive. It was decisive at the beginning of the championship, it was that offer, it didn't go away, and since then it has been in a big decline

– Gheorghe Craioveanu, May 8, for Digi Sport

Al Hamlawi is the favorite for the top job

Assad Al-Hamlawi collected 14 goals and 4 assists in Craiova's shirt this season. Photo: Cristi Preda (GSP.ro)

The last question mark arises in the choice of the attack tip. “It will be Al Hamlawi in proportion to 99 percent!”, say GSP sources in Banie.

The Palestinian striker was only a solution for the reserve bench or in the second parts of the matches in Craiova's last three matches. But Coelho would have decided to put him back, almost certainly, in the first “11”, as happened at the beginning of the play-offs.

It is the scenario where Nsimba and Etim will remain the backup solutions, with the potential to possibly make the difference after the break. In fact, Coelho made a rule out of the rotation of the tops, who were rarely integral in Craiova's matches.

What the team will look like and what Coelho told the players

U Craiova got hold of the Romanian Cup, and U Cluj will try to block their event plan and capture the title in the last two stages

For the rest, the head coach of Olten would put the standard formation on paper, i.e. the following starting formula would result to solve the title problem: L. Popescu – Romanchuk, Rus, Screciu – Mora, Anzor, Cicâldău, Bancu – Matei, Al Hamlawi, Baiaram.

But how will Coelho play? GSP sources from the Craiova lot also report: “He told the team to keep their balance, not to fall prey to enthusiasm and keep their nerves in check. This is because, in addition to the pressure of the stands, there is also expected to be a dose of aggression or provocation from the University of Cluj”.