The goalscorer of League 1 will be able to play against Rapid and the rival Alex Dobre! A problem at Dinamo as well
Article by Eduard Apostol, Cezar Titor – Published Monday, January 12, 2026 21:22 / Updated Monday, January 12, 2026 21:39
Jovo Lukic, 27 years old, was only a spectator at his last friendly U Cluj from Antalya and will miss the first two stages of 2026. However, the Transylvanians have told GSP.ro that the championship scorer can be fit to play with Rapid at the end of January, at the duel in Grant
Jovo Lukic is currently the biggest problem at U Cluj. Right around the start of the season, with the “Red Caps” trying to catch the play-off in extremis. The 27-year-old striker was injured during Friday's training in Belek, as GSP.ro exclusively reported, and will miss at least Sunday's match, at the National Arena, with Dinamo.
A good news after the bad for U Cluj: Jovo Lukic misses two stages, but he could be fit to play with Rapid in Giulesti!
In fact, the top scorer of the Superliga, with 11 successes, will definitely not be able to play in the first two stages of 2026. Out of the team for the round with the “dogs” and for the one with Unirea Slobozia, on home ground.
According to GSP information, the Transylvanians received positive signals about Jovo, however. A spectator at the last friendly in Antalya, on Monday evening, with Widzew Lodz (1-1), the Bosnian could be a solution for Cristiano Bergodi's formation starting from the 3rd stage of 2026. Thus, he could be on the field in the stage with Rapid from Giulesti. Thus, Lukic could directly duel with Alexandru Dobre, the other top scorer of the Super League, and the speedster with 11 goals in his record in the current season.
The U's striker has muscle problems and is on a separate schedule from the rest of the team. The Transylvanians will arrive in the city on the banks of the Someș on Tuesday evening, after sharing the same charter with Hermannstadt and Csikszereda, until Sibiu, then going home by coach.
Lukic is our main scorer, it is clear that his absence is a minus for us. We hope he recovers as soon as possible, because we really need him
Ovidiu Bic, U Cluj midfielder
Cătălin Cîrjan has a cold, but he will be fit until Sunday, for the match against U Cluj
The Bosnian striker is one of the revelations of the current season. Taken by U Cluj in the summer of 2025, after being kicked out by Craiova, Jovo Lukic was able to prove his qualities for the Transylvanian team in the first part of this season.
Cluj University is in 7th place in the Super League, with 33 points obtained in 21 games. On Sunday evening, from 8:30 p.m., Transylvania will play against Dinamo on the National Arena.
The “dogs” scored two victories in the friendlies in Antalya (2-0 against Young Boys Bern and 3-2 against Gangwon). For their part, Cluj have two draws in Turkey, 0-0 with Dukla Prague and 1-1 with Widzew Lodz, plus a failure with Fatih Karagumruk (1-2).
Dinamo arrived in Bucharest on Monday evening, after the training camp in Antalya. A last-minute problem, but solvable until the time of the game with U, is that of captain Cătălin Cîrjan. The 23-year-old midfielder picked up a cold on the last day of training camp.
