Poli Iași – Craiova University, will be played on Wednesday from 18:30 pm in Copou, the duel counting for the quarter-finals of the 2019-2020 edition of the Romanian Cup.
The confrontation comes only a few weeks after the two groups met at the end of the regular season in Moldova, too, in the pole of Poli, the Oltenians imposing themselves with an unlikely 5-2! Corneliu Papură, the head coach of the University wanted to warn that this match clearly awarded by his students is in the field of the past and said that the chances for qualification are 50% -50%.
For the duel in Copou, the main of the Oltenians intends to make changes in the starting formula especially since he also has players facing medical problems such as Ivan, Acka, Bărbuţ or Ivanov, players who could be relieved in the prospect of Sunday’s play duel. the League 1 off the “National Arena” with FCSB.
In turn, Moldovans are in an unprecedented crisis, being without victory in the last 13 official parties supported. The last success of Iasi is from October 31, 2019, from the victory with the score of 3-0 obtained with Metal Buzau in the best of the Romanian Cup! As a result of the disastrous journey, Poli came to a straight place in Liga 1 and on the weekend they will receive the visit of the “dogs”, who in their turn do not have a happy situation in the standings and will come to victory.
Under these conditions, Mircea Rednic could sacrifice the duel in the Cup with the University to focus on the match with Dinamo, which could benefit the Oltenians who have a lot and far beyond that of the Moldovans.
The two teams qualified without much emotion in this phase of the competition. The Moldavians beat Rapid Bucharest and Metalul Buzau with 1-0 respectively 3-0 while the University passed CSM Reșița with 1-0 and FC Voluntari with 4-1.
PREDICTION: U Craiova to win @ 1,80
