Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:11 p.m. / Updated Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:20 p.m.
FC Arges – FCSB 1-0. At the end of the game lost by the Romanian champion in the first appearance since 2026, GSP expert Raul Rusescu (37 years old), former player for the red-blue team in 3 different periods 2011-2013, 2014-2015 and 2018-2019, sounded the alarm.
FCSB started the year on the wrong side and misses the chance to reach the play-off spot, the situation becoming more and more complicated for the trophy holder.
Live on the GSP Live Special show, moderated by Mihai Mironică, Raul Rusescu made a comparison that could give shivers to the champion, bringing up the situation of Sepsi and FCU Craiova, teams that collapsed and were relegated when no one would have expected such a thing.
Raul Rusescu, dissatisfied with what he saw in the first match of 2026
“I don't want to be the one to sound the alarm, but the Sepsi and FCU Craiova cases should scare everyone. In the most serious way, for absolutely all teams, these two cases should scare. They were three points from the play-offs in the first leg in January, both, if I'm not mistaken, and had a disastrous run.
We saw a weaker second half than the first. In the second half we had absolutely nothing, some defended very well, others struggled. A modest match, how I would not like to see, unfortunately, little football, bad pitch, white ball, snow, a defeat for the champion. There is not much to say.
The changes didn't work. In the second half we didn't see any big chances. The play-off will be different, a championship that will be played under very stressful conditions for all teams. For FC Argeș to catch the play-off is like winning the championship. I saw very little football, unfortunately, for the first match of the year”, said Raul Rusescu, on the show “GSP Live Special”.
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Following the failure suffered at Mioveni, FCSB is sure to finish the stage in 9th place. The distance to FC Argeș increased to 6 points, given that there are still 8 games to be played in the regular season.
