Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 21:04 / Updated on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 21:04
The FCSB official saw the images of Dinamo's coach at the end of the match with Unirea Slobozia, when he urged Claudiu Niculescu to swear at Steaua and charged him for being ungrateful because of the help Gigi Becali offered him in the past.
Petros he defends himself and claims that the insults were not addressed to the boss of the FCSB. And Andrei Nicolescu, the president of Dinamo, was irritated by the images of Petre chanting against the rival.
Florentin Petre's response, after MM Stoica's attack: “Gigi Becali has nothing to do with her”
Florentin explained that such gestures and moments are part of Dinamo's tradition and identity, and he cannot change that.
“The Dwarf” states that he respects both of them and that he was not referring to them when he chanted the slurs.
“This is a history that is not of my making. It is a history that we have been following for so many years. Gigi Becali has nothing to do with her… What Gigi did for me has nothing to do with the chanting I did.
I didn't talk bad about Gigi last night and I never will. How can I do something like that about a man who helped me?! It has nothing to do with it! These things are before Gigi Becali.
These chants will never mean that I want to harm Gigi Becali or Meme. On the contrary, I respect both of them and they should not be confused”, said Florentin Petre, for prosport.ro.
The coach's exit comes just days after other gestures. After the success with Hermannstadt in the Romanian Cup, 2-0, Petre had racist chants with the gallery and some players. Aspect also reported by Andrei Nicolescu.
There is no way I can change a history made 40-50 years ago. I cannot change these things. But when everyone shouts, is it good? Or, when an entire stadium swears at me, what's the problem? I don't mind!
On the contrary, these are rules that must be followed because they are part of the club's history. This should not upset anyone.
After the match with Hermannstadt, there was talk of racism. Then, because I'm very good on the Internet, naturally I was accused, when there were 40-50 people chanting.
Look, last night, whether racism was chanted or not, I had no reaction, because I took into account what Andrei Nicolescu said when I spoke with him a few days ago. But one is one, another is another. Last night I didn't do racism anymore, I didn't do anything anymore.– Florentine PetreDinamo's “second”.
