Article by Maria Olteanu, Cezar Titor – Published Friday, April 24, 2026 11:38 p.m. / Updated Friday, April 24, 2026 11:41 p.m.
FCSB – Petrol 3-1. Lucian Filip (35 years old), the interim coach at FCSB, after the untimely departure of Mirel Rădoi at the 10th place in Turkey, analyzed at the end, at the press conference, the victory with Petrolul, from the 6th stage of the play-out.
The red-blue team has mathematically secured qualification for the first round of the Conference League, being sure to finish in one of the top four play-out positions.
At the end of the match, Filip admitted that he had emotions before the match and announced that until a new A1 is appointed on the technical bench of the champion, he will continue to prepare the team, being focused only on what he has to do in the team.
Filip finished the match with no less than four U21 players on the field, the goalkeeper Matei Popa and the players entered along the way, Stoian, Toma and David Popa, despite the fact that it is very well known that the boss Gigi Becali is not a supporter of this rule, which he has vehemently contested repeatedly.
Lucian Filip's reaction after the clear success with Petrolul
“We met a good team who are fighting to avoid relegation. They had 7 points in 3 games after Mehmet Topal came in and they showed quite a lot of consistency. Tonight I don't think in any part of the game they were able to impose their style. We had aggression, rhythm and I'm very happy with what happened tonight.
I had emotions, but positive emotions. I was eager to see how the players responded to what we asked. I want to congratulate the players for their mobility. They also changed the game system and the players moved well. They have experience, it shows.
Octavian Popescu is a player who has increased his level of play recently. He also needs our emotional support.
We all know the boss doesn't agree with the U21 rule. Today the game also allowed us to introduce so many kids, that's why they came in, and my hope is that next season they will help us even more.
Thanks to the staff that remains, I think we've done a pretty good job and for a short period of time we can successfully fill in until a licensed Pro trainer arrives.
The only thing I'm thinking about is to maintain the same pace, the same enjoyment that we showed today.
Now I'm only thinking about the next game, how to prepare better. I don't think about whether a coach is coming. Maybe it comes and catches us off guard. We are here and we are doing everything we know how.
I really want to stay at this club and of course perform. I've been here for a long time, I grew up here. I had performances as a player and I want to have as a coach. I want to be the head coach at FCSB”, said Lucian Filip, after the match, at the press conference.
The best images from the match FCSB – Petrolul
VIDEO with the successful goal by Tavi Popescu, the first after almost a year
The ranking from the Superliga play-out
