Article by Romeo Ene – Published Monday, March 16, 2026, 11:20 p.m. / Updated Monday, March 16, 2026, 11:20 p.m.
U Cluj – CFR 2-1. Cristiano Bergodi (61 years old), the technician of the hosts, returned to the technical bench after the suspension with a victory. In the end, he gave the first impressions after the success in the derby.
The Italian, suspended after the last derby between the two teams, stated that his team will “never” talk about the title. The announcement comes in the context in which the “students” climbed to the 2nd place, one point behind the leader Rapid.
Bergodi he congratulated his players and is convinced that absolutely anything can happen in the next 9 stages.
Cristiano Bergodi, statements after U Cluj – CFR 2-1: “To come back from 1-0 is not for all teams”
“First of all, I congratulate my players. They played a very good match. Coming back from 1-0 is not for all teams, it's good that we scored quickly and equalized.
The first half was balanced, and after the second half I think we deserved the victory. I had important occasions. I met a very good team with a very good track record. I think I played an important match. I showed character, desire. I'm happy for the boys.
These aspects are very important, we work fixed phases, it is important. Anyway, a coach must also train positional attacks, you never know what team you will find. In the first half there was balance. This team will play with all the other teams for the top three places, let's go back to the European cups.
It can be said that it is a battle, that all teams have the same chances. We will never talk about the title. There is pressure on the players, we have to play as well as we can in every game. We won now, Dinamo lost, but all the teams are good.
We can't dream who knows what, there are 9 matches, 27 points, anything can happen”, said Cristiano Bergodi, at Prima Sport.
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