Romania - Liga 1 - FC Brasov vs CFR Cluj

FC Brasov

Coach Antonio Conceicao declared that the team has to treat with maximum care the match with CFR Cluj, even if Cluj are far away from the objective they proposed this year: “CFR is a team that every year is fighting for the title, even if now they are far away from this objective, we cannot think that they are not playing better now. I never trusted in good or bad moments of a team, because I saw that everything changes fast in football. We have to be concentrated, to do our thing on the pitch and be careful not to lose points at home.”

Daniel Isaila wants the first win against the champion: “We have a Grinch and that Grinch is CFR, team that we didn’t beat till now. Tomorrow will be the first time when we could get revenge. Three points are vital in this game”.

In the game with CFR, from Brasov will miss Filipe Teixeira who is injured.

Probable team: Kajcsa - Rusu, Diego Gaucho, Oros, Cr. Ionescu - Toloza - Nuno Viveiros, M.Cristescu, Ilyes, Chipciu – Hadnagy; Coach: Antonio Conceicao; Injured: Marc; Uncertain: Filipe Teixeira; Suspended: -; Substitutes: Haisan, Majernik, Martinovici, Filipe Teixeira, Wiliams, Voicu, Stanga

LAST GAME (Gaz Metan Medias - FC Brasov 0-0)
Scored: -
Medias: 12. Plesca - 16. R. Zaharia (6. Bozesan '46), 3. Trtovaci, 13. Akaki, 29. Vukadinovici - 21. Todea, 15. Hoban - 18. Bawab, 27. Eric de Oliveira, 22. Parvulescu (80. Miclea '58) - 10. Fl. Bratu (20. Roman '46). Coach: Cristian Pustai.
Brasov: 13.Kajcsa - 21. Rusu, 4. Diego Gaucho, 15. Oros, 12. Cr. Ionescu - 25. Toloza - 5. Fl. Stanga, 10. Ilyes (14. Distefano '78), 26. Wiliams - 16. Nuno Viveiros (27. Nastasie '58), 7. Chipciu (6. Majernik '87). Coach: Antonio Conceicao.
Yellow cards: Chipciu '50, Wiliams '88, Gaucho '90+1

As expected, Brasov left with a point from Medias. Although there was a white draw, it was a good match, both teams having big scoring chances. Antonio Conceicao coached CFR in seasons 2008 – 2009 and 2009 – 2010 so he wants personal revenge.

CFR 1907 Cluj

Coach Alin Minteuan declared that he is Brasov’s fan in Romanian Cup. The technician is a fan because the team is coached by Conceicao whit which he has a good friendship relation. “I would want Brasov to win the Romanian Cup, for Tony, a man with whom I had an excellent relationship when I he was coach at CFR”

Owner Arpad Paszkany is angry at the players: “There is no financial bonus. For what should I offer them a bonus? Because they didn’t win with Rapid, Tg Mures or U cluj? Because we cannot beat teams that has as objective to escape the relegation zone? They don’t deserve money. We will have some changes this summer and the team will be again what it was 1-2 years ago”

Cadu, Kone and Peralta were the best players of CFR from the game with U, while Nuno Claro and Bastos were those criticized.

Probable team: Minca - Maftei, Cadu, Rada, Panin - Sare, Kivuvu - E.Kone, Peralta, Bastos - S.Bus; Coach: Alin Minteuan; Injured: Kapetanos, De Zerbi, Piccolo, Edimar; Suspended: Muresan; Substitutes: Nuno Claro, Nuno Diogo, Batin, Hora, Nicoar?, Leo Veloso, E.Dica;

LAST GAME (CFR 1907 Cluj - Universitatea Cluj 1-1)
Scored: 1-0 Emmanuel Kone (24), 1-1 Sebastian Cojocnean (90+3)
CFR: 1. Nuno Claro - 55. Nuno Diogo, 20. Cadu, 24. Rada, 11. Nicoara (23. Veloso '79) - 5. Sare - 28. Kone, 6. G. Muresan, 18. Peralta (8. Kivuvu '78), 16. Bastos - 25. Bus (29. Batin 77). Coach: Alin Minteuan.
"U": 12. Popa - 18. Ungurusan, 5. Pele, 6. Abrudan, 3. Mendy - 20. Cojocnean, 8. Nasser, 22. Bostina (7. Delgado '60), 30. Cristea - 9. Niculescu (17. Voican '73), 11. Machado (14. Bazzi '19). Coach: Ionut Badea.
Yellow cards: Mendy '12, '16, Muresan '57
Red cards: Mendy '16

CFR finished with a draw the derby with U, score 1-1, having again a modest evolution. With this half loss, they went far away from a European Cup place. All is not lost, because Rapid is only 9p away, but the quality of the game doesn’t give them any chance to hope that they will catch them.

Difficult game to predict for tomorrow. It should be 1x if we judge by the last games the team had, but my feeling says that it is better to stay away from this one.