LIVE CFR Cluj – FC Argeș, duel from the 10th stage of the Superleague play-off

With 3rd place secured, a place that leads to the Conference League preliminaries, CFR Cluj says goodbye to the fans this season and takes advantage of this match to pay tribute to Ciprian Deac, who will retire. Regardless of the result, the Transylvanians will not change their position in the ranking.

On the other side, FC Argeș is in 6th place, with 31 points. With a victory, combined with a defeat of Rapid with Craiova University (Monday), Bogdan Andone's students will climb to 5th.

CFR Cluj – FC Argeș, live from 20:30

CFR Cluj – FC Argeș, starting teams:

CFR Cluj: Gal – Kun, M. Ilie, Huja, Abeid – Fică, Perianu – Sfaiț, Deac, Păun – Zahovic
reserves: Valceanu, Camora, Braun, Sinyan, T. Keita, Djokovic, Muhar, Korenica, Biliboc, Cordea, Gligor, Aliev
Coach: Daniel Pancu

FC Arges: Straton – M. Tudose, Garutti, Sadriu – Oancea, Emmers, Sierra, Rață, Rădescu – Idowu, Matos
reserves: Cabuz, Crăciun, Borța, Tofan, Briceag, Seto, Blagaic, Y. Pîrvu, Brobbey, A. Marin, I. Moldovan
Coach: Bogdan Andone

Referee: Horia Mladinovic // ASSISTANT: Mihăita Necula, Bianca Florea
VAR referee: Cludiu Marcu /// Assistant VAR: Julian Dima

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• October 25, 2025, CFR Cluj-Farul 0-2 was the only defeat suffered by the Transylvanian team in the last 16 matches played in the championship at home, otherwise 10 wins and five draws.
• The team from Pitesti won eight of the 19 away games in the current edition, and three other times they ended in a draw.
• The match will also record a special moment, because it will be the last one that Ciprian Deac will play as a footballer. Throughout his career, a truly exceptional one, he played for 19 seasons in the Super League (CFR Cluj, Oțelul, Rapid), during which he managed 89 goals and 103 decisive assists in 439 matches played in Romania's elite competition, winning seven titles, all in the Gruia group's shirt.
• The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 33 times, 19 times Cluj won, nine times they defeated Arges, and five other games ended in a draw.
• Records with CFR host: 16 games – 11 victories CFR Cluj – 4 draws – 1 success FC Argeș.
• The first match took place on October 26, 1969, FC Argeş-CFR Cluj 3-0 (triple C-tin Radu I), coaches Constantin Teaşcă, respectively Constantin Rădulescu.
• The first victory for Cluj: July 1, 1970, CFR Cluj-FC Argeş 2-1.
• The biggest score difference also meant the clearest success ticked by Cluj away on the first stage: May 7, 2022, FC Argeș-CFR Cluj 0-6.
• The only success ticked off by Pitesti on the opposing field: July 27, 2025, CFR Cluj-FC Argeș 0-2.
• The most recent direct Superliga match: April 17, 2026, FC Argeș-CFR Cluj 0-1, goal scored in extra time of the second half by Adrian Păun.