Dinamo defeated FC Argeș tonight, 2-1 in overtime, and is largely assured of the 4th place in the play-off. As FC Botoșani ensured its presence in the Conference League bracket, where it will duel with FCSB, a dispute between the title champion and the great rival from the road is foreshadowed. Stephen the Great for last place in Europe.
But let’s take them one at a time. U Cluj, only one point behind the leader Universitatea Craiova, will compete with Olten for their presence in the Champions League. As the two teams meet on Wednesday in the Romanian Cup final, it is clear that one of them will go to the most important continental competition, and the other to the Europa League. The 3rd place in the championship, now occupied by CFR Cluj, will go directly to the Conference League. And the 4th position – most likely Dinamo – will play for the last place in the Conference League with the winner between FCSB and FC Botoșani.
The situation can still change in the last two stages of the play-off, but the chances are quite low. CFR Cluj, 4 points behind the University of Cluj, can still reach 2nd place, but can also be overtaken by Dinamo, in turn 4 points behind the Cherries. And Rapid still has two pennies of hope to reach the 4th place, but the gap of 5 points compared to Dinamo is almost impossible to recover in the last two rounds.
The schedule of the last two stages of the play-off
Stage 9
University of Craiova – U Cluj
Dinamo – CFR Cluj
FC Argeș – Rapid
Stage 10
Rapid – University of Craiova
U Cluj – Dinamo
CFR Cluj – FC Argeș
