University of Craiova will receive the CFR Cluj champion on Sunday from 18:30 in a match for the 4th round of League 1.
The duel is one capital for the olteni. As well as being eliminated in the semifinals of the Romanian Cup, having lost the tournament on “Ion Oblemenco” with Viitorul with 2-1 and you are in 3rd place in League 1 Betano playoffs, 5 or 7 FCSB points and CFR Cluj, the students of Devis Mangia play an important card in the duel with the Transylvanians to keep alive the qualities in a European cup. In the event of an eventual failure of the “UFO” in the Cup in front of the champion, the University would lose contact with the first two ranked and would even relaunch the 3rd place, a place aspired by Viitorul and Astra giurgiu, the bands that will fall in the match directly in this round in Giurgiu, on Monday.
On the other side, CFR Cluj, with Dan Petrescu on the bench, comes to Mănie decided to maintain or even increase their distance in the clasament to the main contra-title candidates, FCSB respectively Craiova University. An eventual victory of the Transylvanians in this match would definitely bring Craiova out of the championship battle, CFR going to be due until the end of the season for the title of champion in League 1 Betano. The “Bursucul” also sacrificed the Romanian Cup to reach its goal on “Ion Oblemenco”, resting all the players in the match of the semi-final with Astra Giurgiu, lost in “Gruia” with a score of 3-1.
The Oltenians are among the few to boast in this regular season of League 1 Betano with favorable results in front of the champion. The University drew in Gruia CFR Cluj, score 0-0, because in return, on the field, in front of a full stadium to impose with the score of 2-0.
Probable teams Universitatea Craiova – CFR Cluj:
University of Craiova: Pigliacelli- Donkor, Acka, Ferreira, Bancu-Mateiu, Cicâldău-Barbuţ, Mihăilă, Draghici-Fortes.
Coach: Devis Mangia
CFR Cluj: Arlauskis-Manea, Vinicius, Boli, Camora-Deac, Bordeianu, Djokovic-Ionita, Omrani, Paun.
Coach: Dan Petrescu
The defeat with FCSB on the “National Arena” with 3-2 in the last round of the League 1 play-off and the failure of the Romanian Cup semifinals with the Future in the home, score 2-1, troubled the waters in Bani. The Oltenians demanded Magia’s resignation, and the Italians no longer benefit from fan support, which will automatically be felt in the game, the lack of trust and support of the fans can be decisive in the favor of the champions. On the other side, it is hard to believe that the pragmatic Dan Petrescu will give a huge chance of not picking up a positive result in this match, especially since he rested all the titles in the middle of this week. That’s when Mangia played in the cup with the first lining she will line up on Sunday night.
PREDICTION: Under 2,5 goals @ 1.44
