Petrolul vs Cluj, the final match of the 19th stage of the Romanian Championship, scheduled for Friday, December 2, from 19:00 at the Ilie Oane Stadium, live on Digi Sport, Prima Sport 2 and Orange Sport 1.

Petrolul and U Cluj will meet in the first leg of the World Cup group stage hiatus caused by controversy in Qatar, in a particularly tantalizing matchup for any player.

Petrol are 7th with 26 points after 18 matches and resume the championship after a 0-2 loss away to Sepsi, which however ended their three-match winning streak, 2-0 at home to FC Argesh, 1-0 away to FC Voluntari and 2-1 at home with UTA Arad.

However, the team coached by Nicolae Constantin has faced major financial problems and this week the players went on strike and abandoned training because they could no longer tolerate delays in salaries and other bonuses.

Petrolul is not financed by the local government, nor does it have shareholders to replenish the club’s account, especially after a year and a half ago, the team’s main supporter from the team’s lower league years, Veolia, left the club.

U Cluj, who are in 13th place with 18 points from 18 matches, seem to have recovered from the installation of Eugene Nyagoe, although they have not yet managed to get out of the danger zone of the rankings.

“Now I am very dissatisfied with my place in the ranking. I think we could have been much higher if you remember the points we lost. And seven would be good for us in the next three games. We would have gone into the holiday with 25 points, we would have climbed a few steps, and it would have been much better. We are paid on time, but there are still some bonuses. There is no debt,” said Yevhen Nyagoye.

The Red Caps return to action after a 1-1 draw at home to FC Argesh and have not won an away match since September 12, following a 1-0 success at CS Mioveni.

In the August match of the tour in Mediaş, “Petrol” won against “Cluj” with a score of 1:0 thanks to a goal by Grozav in the 23rd minute (Ad. Belan did not convert the penalty against “students”).

Superbet offers odds of 1.57 on the prediction of PsF X: a draw at half-time or at the end of the match Petrolul – U Cluj.

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