Captain Nicușor Bancu gave the statement of the evening, after the victory of Craiova in Vienna: “Let it be lit!”
Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Friday, 07 November 2025, 00:23 / Updated on Friday, 07 November 2025 00:24
Rapid Vienna – University of Craiova 0-1. The Oltenians achieved a huge victory in the main group of the Conference League, the first in history. At the end, Nicușor Bancu (33 years old), the team captain, gave the first reaction.
He considers the fact that Olten had an extremely difficult match. Even so, the Oltenians could make it 2-0 and close the match, but they played with the opportunities.
Taking into account the tense situation in the last period in Craiova, the defender gave the statement of the evening. He stated that there is also a need for scandal, it is not good if there is peace and quiet.
After the good start to the season, Craiova tied some negative results, but Mirel Rădoi's team seems to be on the right track at the moment.
Bench he also talked about the elimination from the first half of Mirel Rădoi, the one who saw two yellow cards.
Nicușor Bancu, statements after Rapid Viena – Universitatea Craiova 0-1: “It's not good when there's silence”
“It was a very difficult match, we had many opportunities, we could have closed the game earlier. We were a united team until the end. It is not easy to win here, they are a strong, aggressive team. Today really turned out to be a good match for the whole team.
If we made it 2-0, I don't think it was unprecedented. We dominated the match, we had some great opportunities. I think we learned from the first matches more and more and started to be more confident in our strengths, and it showed in this match.
Sometimes it's good to have a bit of a scandal, to kindle the spirits between us a little, to recover. I needed a straw fire, it's not good when it's quiet. I hadn't played very well, I needed this. We are on the right track.
I just want to be happy for what I accomplished today. If we play at the same level, it's hard for anyone from the championship to stand in our way. We prepared the match very well tactically, we knew where the spaces were to create our chances. We had a winning mentality, we knew we could play a strong game and that's exactly how it was.
We know Mister is more impulsive. I was sorry that it was removed, but maybe it's better that it happens now. As he also made a joke, we will definitely miss the next matches”, said Bancu, on Prima Sport 1.
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