Article by Cosmin Nistor, Robert Vîrdol – Published on Saturday, 30 May 2026, 00:14 / Updated on Saturday, 30 May 2026 00:26
FCSB qualified in the preliminary second round from the Conference League after the victory with Dinamo, score 2-1. At the end of the game at the “Arcul de Triumf” stadium, coach Marius Baciu went to the rival coach for an exchange of pleasantries.
In the commotion after the match, Marius Baciu, the coach who led FCSB in the two play-off games, found time to go to the coach of the rival.
Marius Baciu boarded Dinamo's coach
Shortly after the end of the game, the red-blue technician went to the area where the coaches of the two teams were parked.
He got into the “dog” coach and spent a few seconds there. Immediately after him, Florentin Petre, the second coach of Dynamo, also appeared.
Marius Baciu qualified FCSB in the Conference League
Arriving at a complicated time for the club, Marius Baciu managed to achieve his goal. FCSB first passed FC Botoșani, then Dinamo, both games being decided after 120 minutes.
Thus, the red-blue formation, which ended the season in 2nd place in the play-out, secured its presence in the UEFA Conference League preliminaries.
On the other hand, Dinamo, occupying the 4th place in the play-off, missed the chance to return to the European cups and will continue to wait for the first European qualification after the elimination suffered in front of Athletic Bilbao, in the summer of 2017.
I'm here willy-nilly, but I think the players have understood what it means to have a winning spirit. I don't have to be “Mister”, I'm Marius. Cornel Dinu is a mystery, Mr. Lucescu, may God forgive him.
I wouldn't want to be in their soul (no rivals). I respect both Dinamo and Rapid, but when you play against FCSB, things change. In one match our experience was seen. We had chances to score, but we didn't have that freshness. I wasn't 100% even with the people from Botoșani
– Marius Baciu, after Dinamo – FCSB 1-2
