Article by Adrian Duţă – published on Friday, September 12, 2025 7:33 / Updated on Friday, September 12, 2025:54
Costel Gâlcă, the coach of Rapid, prepared two surprises in the starting team at The match with u Cluj.
Without Andrei Borza, the main player for the U21 rule being injured in Metatarsian, the Giulești team technician has resorted to a surprising solution. He sent him a holder Cătălin Vultura, central midfielder with only 16 minutes played this season.
And for the post of defender left, he resorted to another surprise. On the game sheet, He put Cristian Manea there. In fact, Braun played the left defender, and the right hand. Cristian returned after an injury that kept away from the land in the last month.
Vulturar and Manea, Gâlcă's surprises in U Cluj – Rapid
Costel Gâlcă also had a direct option to cover the U21 rule with a left defender. He has Bădescu, who would have replaced Borza directly. It was left on the bench.
Thus, the Rapid's technician took out of the first 11 on Hromada to make room for Vulturar. The 21-year-old midfielder was injured until recently and returned to the field last stage, 2-0 with UTA, playing 16 minutes at the end.
U Cluj – Rapid, Start teams
U Cluj (4-2-3-1): Gertmonas – Mikanovic, J. Cisse, I. Cristea, Chipciu – Artean, G. Simion – A. Trică, Nistor, Bic – Lukic
Reserves: Lefter, Capradossi, Toșca, Codrea, Drammeh, Murgia, Factory, Bota, Gheorghiță, Macalou, Postolachi, Gomes Silva
Coach Ioan Ovidiu Sabău
Quick (4-2-3-1): Aioani – Braun, Pașcanu, Kramer, Cr. Manea – K. Keita, Vulturar – Al. Dobre, Christensen, Petrila – Koljic
reserves: Stolz, Briciu, Onea, Bădescu, Hromada, G. Gheorghe, Grameni, Gojkovic, R. Pop, Micovschi, Baroan, Jambor
Coach Costel Gâlcă
The official game sheet at U Cluj – Rapid
