FCSB – UTA is the last match of the day in stage #14 of the Superliga. The game is played today, from 20:30 at the National Arena in Bucharest and is liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Prima Sport and Digi Sport 1.
The schedule, results and scorers of stage #14 of the Superliga + standings
The red-blues did not win the first four matches played in the current championship at home, during which they took only one point. After this negative series, two successes followed at home without conceding a goal (1-0 Oțelul, 1-0 U Craiova).
UPDATE 18:10. The first images from the National Arena
FCSB – UTA Arad, live from 20:30
FCSB – UTA, probable teams
FCSB: Târnovanu – Cercel, Graovac, Alhassan, Radunovic – Șut, Lixandru – Cisotti, Olaru, Fl. Tănase – Bîrligea.
Reserves: Dăncuș, Alibec, Miculescu, Kiki, Politic, M. Toma, Pantea, Zima, O. Popescu, A. Stoian, Thiam
Absent: Chiricheș (injury), Dawa (injury), Ngezana (suspension), M. Popescu (injury)
Coach: Elias Charamabous
UTA ARAD: Iliev – M. Tuțu, Poulolo, Pospelov, Alomerovic – Van Durmen, Hrezdac – Padula, A. Roman, Tzionis – V. Costache.
reserves: Benga, M. Coman, Fl. Iacob, L. Mihai, Țaroi, D. Barbu, Stolnik, Vlăceanu, A. Gorcea, Danciu
Absent: Abdallah (injury), O. Popescu (suspension)
Coach: Adrian Mihalcea
Stadium: National Arena (Bucharest)
Referee: Andrei Moroiță (Ploiesti) // Assistants: Mihai Marica (Bistrita), Alexandru Corb (Satu Mare)
VAR Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Bucharest) // Assistant VAR: Lucian Rusandu (St. George)
How the Superliga standings look like:
VIDEO. Charalambous, sharp message before the match with UTA: “Everyone underestimates us!”
Elias Charalambous (45 years old), the coach of the Romanian champion, spoke today in a press conference prior to the match with UTA.
“It's a game we have to win and get the three points. It's very important. We have said since last week that we are suffering from injuries to central defenders, especially those who will be out for longer, and we have to find solutions at every stage. The boys playing there have shown that they can handle it, but every game is different,” said Charalambous.
Everyone underestimates us, they give us out of the fight for goals, but we believe. We will not give up. We will continue to work. If we compare the points of last year with those of now, the difference is not big. We had five more points last season, but we have to recover and show that on the pitch.
– Elias Charalambous, FCSB coach
VIDEO. Adrian Mihalcea prefaced the FCSB – UTA match
FCSB – UTA Arad, the most important statistical information
- 14 of the 20 goals conceded by the red-blues were scored in the second half, including seven after the 75th minute.
- A victory (2-1 Petrolul), three draw results and two defeats were registered by the Aradians in the current edition as visitors.
- UTA has conceded at least one goal in the previous 11 trips in the Superliga.
- Since the return of the people from Arada on the first stage of 2020, FCSB and UTA have met in the main domestic competition 10 times, seven times the Bucharest team prevailed, twice the visitors won this round, and one game ended in a draw.
- The last victory scored by the people of Arada in the Superliga: August 28, 2023, UTA-FCSB 2-1.
- The most recent direct match in the championship took place on January 26, 2025, UTA-FCSB 0-1, goal scored by Florin Tănase from the penalty.
