What a difference a month makes in football! On March 9, when Rapid and FCSB met in the last round of the regular season, the Giulio team moved the game to the National Arena because their 14,000-seat stadium was too small for such a big match. Which was won by Rapid, but on the National Arena, score 4-0.
Dan Șucu, Rapid financier. PHOTO: The Truth Archive
But now, after a catastrophic play-off, with consecutive defeats, Rapid deflated. And will face, again, FCSB, also at the National Arena, but in stage number 5 of the play-off. And, this time, Rapid was kind of abandoned by her many supporters. Because, according to gsp.ro, the railway group was entitled to 2,400 tickets, granted by FCSB on the basis of reciprocity, but returned 1,000 of them, having no request! So, on Saturday, the formation prepared by the Lobonț – Iencsi couple will have a gallery of 1,400 supporters.
Play-off, stage 5
Friday
Constanța Lighthouse – CFR Cluj 20.30
Saturday
FCSB – Rapid 20.30
Sunday
Sepsis – Craiova University 19.00
Ranking
1. FCSB 44 points
2. CFR Cluj 31p*
3. University of Craiova 31p*
4. Constanta Lighthouse 29p*
5. Fast 28p*
6. Sepsis 27p*
*teams that benefited from rounding up the score.
**The 1st place in the play-off participates in the Champions League, and the 2nd and 3rd place in the play-off in the Europa Conference League. The 3rd place in the play-off will play a play-off with the winner of the play-off between the 1st and 2nd places in the play-out for a place in the Europa Conference League.
Play-out, stage 5
Friday
Hermannstadt – Botoșani 17.30
Saturday
Poli Iași – Volunteers 15.00
FC U Craiova – Dinamo 17.30
Sunday
Galati Steel – U Cluj 16.00
Months
Petrol – UTA 19.00
Ranking
1. Hermannstadt 27p
2. Steel 27p
3. UTA 27 points
4. U Cluj 26p
5. Petrol 25p*
6. Volunteers 21p
7. Dynamo 19p*
8. Poli Iasi 18p*
9. Botoșani 17p
10. FCU Craiova 17p*
*teams that benefited from rounding up the score.
**The 3rd place in the play-off will play a play-off with the winner of the play-off between the 1st and 2nd places in the play-out for a place in the Europa Conference League. The 9th and 10th places in the play-out are relegated directly. The relegable places 7/8 in the play-out play a play-off with the places 3/4 in League 2.
