Article by Eduard Apostol, Maria Olteanu – Published on Sunday, 19 April 2026, 20:47 / Updated on Sunday, 19 April 2026 20:49
Midfielder Tudor Băluță (27 years old) is not in Filipe Coelho's squad for Sunday's match, against those from Rapid, from the 5th stage of the Superleague play-off. The owner of Olten was injured and risks missing the match against Dinamo, in the semi-finals of the Romanian Cup, from the middle of next week.
Craiova's “Optarul” suffered a muscle injury, according to GSP.ro, and was left out of the team for Sunday's match precisely to avoid risking an aggravation of the situation.
Tudor Băluță, uncertain for the game with Dinamo
During this period, the Olten medical staff is making every effort to recover Băluță in time before the semifinal with Dinamo, on Thursday, April 23, from 8:30 p.m., in Bucharest.
The midfielder from Craiova is uncertain and, as it is a muscle problem, anything can happen in the next period. That's exactly why, after Băluță kept feeling pain in the last days, the decision was made to stay outside the team, to be monitored.
Tudor Băluță, before Craiova – FCSB. Photo: Cristi Preda (GSP)
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Pavlo Isenko, Mihnea Rădulescu, Vasile Mogoș and Silviu Lung jr. are the other four players from Craiova's team with medical problems
It is not the first time this season that Tudor Băluță is absent for medical reasons. In the regular season, he missed two games at the end of December 2025 after undergoing emergency surgery for appendicitis.
In the current edition of the championship, Băluță collected 40 games, in all competitions, in which he managed to score two goals and provide 3 decisive assists.
1.4 million eurosis Tudor Băluță's market share, according to Transfermarkt
In the play-off, Băluță missed the first match, with FC Argeș, due to the accumulation of yellow cards, while his last minutes date from the game with CFR Cluj, from Bănie, when he played just under half an hour. In the last stage, at U Cluj, there was an unused reserve.
