CFR Cluj was defeated by Farul Constanta in the final stage of the Superliga playoffs with a score of 2:1. Although the Transylvanians reached the playoffs of the Conference League (University of Craiova lost to Sepsi), Dan Petrescu took the field at the end of the game and scolded the players of Hyke Hagi.​

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Dan Petrescu accuses Farul of playing for the University of Craiova

Farului sporting director Zoltan Jaško said Petrescu probably expected an easy match and accused the Constanta group of doing everything to help Craiova University.

“Petrescu cursed me, why did we give our lives and play for Craiova. It was he who said on the field that we played for Craiova. I told him to be happy that he qualified….

A few years ago, we all met at the end of the season, but we didn’t say a word about the live match. This is true. We drew 0:0 and didn’t make it to the playoffs.

Hats off to Hagi for what he does at the club, with the players, with everyone. Everything is simple, everything is 100% on the field. Hagi always tells the players: “Learn to win! Fight. We are not interested in strangers.

There were no more problems in the dressing room with Dan Petrescu. The guards came and calmed him down. But the referee should have given him a red card during the game. He rushed at everything, gesticulated, shot, scolded.

You, who represented the country, a great coach, you cannot be in this hall! I am disappointed with the behavior of Dan Petrescu. As a coach, it’s normal to want to win, and Hagi gets angry when he loses, but he never scolded his opponent in a fight” – Zoltan Yaskosports director of Mayak, for Gazeta Sporturilor.

Hyke Hagi: “I understand Dan Petrescu that he is angry”

At the press conference after the match, Gike Hagi did not want to talk about his conversation with Petrescu, who first congratulated him on the victory, and then reproached him in other ways.

“It’s understandable that Dan with that mentality is angry. But this is his disappointment, I understand it. The players were happy, no one gave us a chance. This is a sport, always one is happy and the other is disappointed. We’ve had a fantastic year and we’re happy. This is a sport, that’s how you earn respect, we came to play” – Hika Hagireports DigiSport.

Gicke Popescu: “We came to respect our championship coat of arms”

And Gica Popescu, the president of Mayak, spoke about Dan Petrescu’s behavior at the end of the game.

“I don’t know where these speculations come from. You probably don’t know me and Giku. We came here to respect our championship crest. Unfortunately, before the match we thought it would be very difficult for us because we had a lot of injuries. We’re so glad today’s players helped keep the rumor alive.

All these pre-match rumors only made us more ambitious and try to get a positive result. All season we played for ourselves. It was normal to come to the CFR, to play a good game. We are glad that we won. What happened to Craiova, to the CFR, is none of our business.

I don’t know what Dan’s reaction was. I understood that he was upset because we came to play the way we did. He knows us very well, better than any of you, because we have played together for so many years, and I don’t think he should have expected anything else” – Hika Popescuquoted by sport.ro.

Super League, final standings of the playoffs

1. Farul Konstanza 53 points / Champions League 1st preliminary round

2. FCSB 46p / Conference League second preliminary round

3. CFR Cluj 42p / Conference League draw with U Craiova 1948

4. University of Kraiów 41 p

5. Rapid Bucharest 38p

6. Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 29p / Romanian Cup Winner – Conference League Second Preliminary Round