“Unqualified treatment! We ask for clear explanations and assumption”

On June 16, Quickly presented to the Italian Mauro Pederzoli As a sports director, a position that seemed to be intended for Cristian Săpunaru, the former captain of the team, reached the end of the football career.

On July 1, the day after the contract expires with Rapid, Săpunaru explained On social networks that “I did not receive any official proposal to stay within the club”.

Later, after hearing it on The shareholder-president Victor Angelescu justifying That “Săpunaru would not have accepted to be the second hand or to do other things in the club”, the symbol of the Rapid accused him of lying, claiming that “I would have accepted to stay in the club.”

A brigade in the gallery jumps to the Rapid's leadership: “Unqualified treatment for Cristian Săpunaru!”

This ping-pong of public accusations scandalized some supporters of the Rapid. One of the important groups in the gallery, the Chitila 2010 Legion, has been dismayed by what happened and requires official explanations from the management.

“As a result of the recently happened around our dear club, we feel the need to publicly express our position towards The unqualified treatment to Cristian Sapunaru and the alarming direction in which the club appears to be directedby forced removal of the rapid symbols within the team.

We, the Chitila 2010 Legion, firmly condemn the way in which the club management chose to conclude the collaboration with our captain, the man who always put his soul on the ground and was the binder between generations, stands and locker room.

Cristi Săpunaru is not a simple player – it is a living emblem of the Rapid. The disrespectful way in which it was treated shows a serious break between the leadership and the deep values ​​of this club.

As serious as we consider and systematic purification of people who really feel for the fast -Whether we are talking about players, staff members or people from the team. Removing the authentic speedistist, replacing passion with indifference and tradition with momentary interests alarm us deeply and make us ask: Where does the fast go?

We are not mere spectators. We are part of the club's identity. We have always assumed the role of supporting, but also to watch. And now we say it: We will not remain silent when the spirit of the rapid is stepped on.

We ask for clear explanations and assumption. We ask for transparency and respect for what the fast really means.

In the name of the memory of those who built this club, of the values ​​that kept us united for decades, and of the future we want to leave to the next generations, we will not accept to be treated as mere consumers, ”the brigade from the gallery through a statement said.

Chitila 2010 Legion's communication

[Angelescu] He said he knew I would not have accepted a position at Rapid. Does he have any power? Where does he know? It's a lie, I didn't get any official offer. They did not have the courage to come to tell me in front: “Well, goodbye, health, we don't need you, you don't understand!”

– Cristian Săpunaru, former defender and captain at Rapid