CFR Cluj will receive on Saturday from 19:00 in “Gruia” the visit of FC Botoșani formation in a match counting for the 7th round of League 1.
The duel catches the two unbeaten teams in this competitive season. Moldovans are in 5th place with 10 points while the champion is leading in League 1 after six rounds, with 14 points. This does not scare Marius Croitoru at all, the Moldovan coach announcing that he will play everything on the attack book to mark the first success of the team’s history in Ardeal where, so far, the Moldavians have only managed two draws, both in the last two editions league championship 1. In the rest, Botosani have suffered five defeats in Liga 1 and one in the Romanian Cup.
More than likely, Dan Petrescu will also tackle the duel with FC Botosani with the second lining, the one he used from the second stage successfully in Liga 1, the desire of the “Burus” being to have 100% on holders who played on Tuesday with Slavia Prague in the 1-0 losing duel, players who want to hit the Czech Republic on Wednesday and return to qualify for the Champions League.
Probable teams CFR Cluj– FC Botoșani:
CFR Cluj: Vâtcă- Butean, Mureșan, Cestor, Peteleu- Itu, Hoba, Păun- Pereira, Rondon, Costache
Coach: Dan Petrescu
FC Botosani: Pope – Harut, Miron, Chindriș, Holzmann – Rodriguez, Onghenda, Pope – Askovski, Golofca, Ofosu.
Coach: Marius Croitoru
Even with the reserves on the field, Dan Petrescu’s team is favored to win in this match, the players in the second set being close to the level of the title holders, CFR Cluj being the only Liga 1 team that can successfully align two teams at any time without ever know the difference. On the other side offensively, the Moldovans look good and the odds for a goal scored by Golofca & co in Ardeal should not be missed.
PREDICTION: CFR Cluj to win @ 1,83
