Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Thursday, 08 May 2025, 10:20 / Updated Thursday, 08 May 2025 10:20
Marius Șumudică (54 years old), the coach of the Rapid, set the number of points that his team intends to win at the end of this play-off, with the thought of catching on the last hundred meters a place of European cups.
In rounds 8, 9 and 10 of the play-off of the current season, quickly has to play with Dinamo (travel), CFR Cluj (home) and Cluj University (travel).
On the 5th place in the play-off, at the moment, with 31 points, Marius Șumudică wants at least 7 points in the last 9, to fight at the end of the season with the thought of a European cups place, after the Europa League route, was wasted in the semifinals, when Giulesti was surrounded by Hermannstadt.
Șumudică wants 7 or 9 points at the end of play-off
“We came after a failure in the cup, our goal, the only goal, we were hanging on such a thread of this presence in the European cups, if we manage to take the 4th place, to play that dam on their own ground and then it is quite difficult, it is not easy to capacity the players, to bring them to a good level of concentration.
We don't have to lose this match. It also depends on the other results. But we have to make at least a seven points until the end of this championship. In the next 3 matches we need at least 7 points, if not 9. It depends on the other results.
Dinamo should not be regarded as the last in the play-off. They played well, increased compared to last year, gave continuity of the coach, continuity to players.
Olsen returns, who is an important player in the middle of the field. There is a possibility to come back politically. Two players who were missing yesterday and yesterday had good moments of play. In the second half they had good games, when they put the FCSB in difficulty, ”said Marius Șumudică, quoted by Fanatik.ro.
The ranking in the superliged play-off
