Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Sunday, April 12, 2026 11:46 p.m. / Updated Sunday, April 12, 2026 11:54 p.m.
CFR Cluj – Dinamo 1-1. Daniel Pancu (48 years old), the coach of CFR Cluj, drew his conclusions at the end of the game in which his team managed to keep a point at home, with Dinamo, even though they were led and dominated.
The Transylvanian technician congratulated his players for the way they resisted the Bucharest siege and believes that one can talk about a point won.
“The title is an illusion at the moment,” insists Pancu, who admitted that he had a small conflict at the end of the game with winger Andres Șfaiț (21 years old), a player nervous that he remained on the bench, an unused reserve.
Pancu came into conflict with the reserve Şfaiț after the match
“They were dissatisfied, there are several players who are training very well. Şfaiț scored a goal against Târgu Mureș in a friendly, but I don't accept such outings. He is a young player, but I reproached him for certain gestures from the bench.
He threw the boots, the defenders, but continued our discussion on the field. However, there are also good parts of such moments”, said Pancu, after the match, on the “Digi Sport Special” microphone.
Pancu, extremely honest: “We were anaesthetized. It was as if Barcelona was playing with a League 3 team”
Analyzing the match and how things unfolded on the field, Pancu explained:
“I look at the full side, we remain with the proof of character. I have nothing to reproach the players. Dinamo is in a different form, they have won some players. It is a point won by us today, not two points lost.
I also told the players at half-time that it seemed in the first few minutes that Barcelona were playing a League 3 team. We were anesthetized. We started playing after conceding the goal, we made changes and the game was balanced. On three transitions they had huge opportunities.
We couldn't break the game, that's the negative aspect. Since I've been here, and even before, we've had problems recovering the ball in 3-4-5 seconds and fouls in the opposition half. This is how opponents create many opportunities.
It was a moment of superficiality. Dinamo have high quality players and they punish you. I didn't know it was Sinyan's first goal. He is a wonderful boy, I am happy for him and for the whole team.
I have nothing to reproach them for today's involvement. It is difficult to talk about the title, it is clear that it is very difficult. All we have left is the mathematical odds.
As we showed with Craiova and today, in the second half, you can relate to the game and the spirit, but the title is an illusion. We can finish in 6th place as well as we can finish in 1st place. It matters the day you catch, the players, the mistakes made, but as a game it's hard to come back”, said Pancu, after the match.
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