Article by Eduard Apostol – Published Saturday, December 20, 2025, 08:45 / Updated Saturday, December 20, 2025 08:45
What a nice duel and for Atoand for Dinamo! The two will face each other at the “Francisc Neuman” stadium tonight, from 20:00, being an important match for both. The “textiles” fight for the play-offs, the “dogs” to finish the year on 2025.
UTA is fighting tonight for the play-off, Dinamo for the 1st place in the Superliga at the end of 2025! An electrifying duel between a real “red dog”, Adrian Mihalcea, the coach of the Arada players, and the “pack” that was reborn this year under the command of Zeljko Kopic.
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UTA – Dinamo, likely teams:
UTA (4-2-3-1): Gorcea – F. Iacob, Poulolo, Pospelov, Alomerovic – Odada, L. Mihai – Costache, A. Roman, Țaroi – Abdallah
reserves: Iliev, D. Barbu, M. Coman, Benga, Hrezdac, Mino, Ov. Popescu, Tuțu, Vlasceanu
Absent: Padula, A. Matei, Tzionis, Van Durmen (injured)
Coach: Adrian Mihalcea
Dinamo (4-3-3): Roșca – Sivis, Boateng, Stoianov, Opruț – Cîrjan, Mărginean, Gnahore – Armstrong, Soro, Mazilu
reserves: Toader, C. Mihai, Ikoko, Perica, Al. Pop, L. Bărbulescu, Licaciu, Soare, Tabuncic, Karamoko, Caragea
Absent: Epassy (left for the Cameroon national team), Bordușanu, Musi, Licsandru (injured), Milanov (uncertain)
Coach Zeljko Kopic
“Francisc Neuman” Stadium – Plowing
Referee Szabolcs Kovacs (Carrie). ASSISTANT Daniel Mitruți (Craiova), Marius Badea (Râmnicu Vâlcea)
VAR referee Andrei Florin (Târgu Mureș). Assistant VAR Imre Bucsi (Saint George)
Other milestones before UTA – Dinamo:
Dinamo is in second place, one point behind Rapid, which has a derby tomorrow, Sunday, at the National Arena, with FCSB. Arădeni are on a roll, coming after a series of 3 consecutive stages without failure, two wins and a draw. Plus the 3-0 success in the Romanian Cup with FCSB! UTA is a clear contender for a place in the play-offs.
“Haita” did not concede a goal in the last 4 stages! Two wins and two draws. Eight stages have passed since the setback with Rapid, 0-2, one of two all season.
Ex-Dynamo players Costache and Abdallah will pose a great danger to Roșca's goal – starting in place of the Cameroonian Epassy, who left for the national team of his country for the African Cup -, while Cristi Mihai from “caini” will play against the team that launched him in big football.
1-1was on tour in Bucharest, goals Karamoko (59) / Abdallah (33), the “dogs” finishing with two less men on the field, Milanov and Cr. Mihai being eliminated
