Rapidul lost their second home match of the season, losing 3-2 to University of Cluj. Giulesti was leading 2-0, but inexplicably lost.

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Rapidul led 2-0, but was defeated by U Cluj

The University of Cluj sprung a surprise in the 17th round of the Romanian Super League and won in Giulesti against Rapid at the end of a match in which the home team once had a 2-0 lead.

Daniel Popa headlined the comeback for a group trained by Ioan Ovidiu Sabau, while Chipcu and Janis Stojka completed the Transylvanian comeback on a pitch where only Petrol have won this season.

At the end of the game, Cristiano Bergodi tried to find an explanation for his team’s slump and announced that his students had failed their matriculation exam.

“It must have been a lack of maturity, I failed this test. At 2-0, it is impossible to lose, even if it is called a dangerous result.

I had to play something else. It was the first half on counterattacks, it doesn’t exist, we need a balance of 2:0. In this match, the opponent had more counterattacks than in the entire championship.

I gave them too many chances. We played too much… We lost our balance. We must forget the second half. sin. I warned the boys.

I am the first to blame, but guys have to learn from their mistakes. I played too open, I shouldn’t have, because I had a match in reserve at 2:0. We are moving forward.

I don’t agree with that (not that it looks like a resigned team). It’s not easy to be in the lead after you’re 2-0 up. We tried to go in with players from the bench, but we lost our balance.

We had a really good time, maybe this loss will ground us and help us stay grounded. It’s important to play in attack, but you can’t leave such big spaces.” – said the coach of Rapida, reports Digi Sport.

Super League, standings

1. FCSB 37p / 17 months

2. CFR Cluj 32 points / 17 minutes

3. Rapid Bucharest 30p / 17 m

4. Univ. Kraiova 29p / 17 mdzh

5. Germanstadt 25p / 17 months

6. Petrolul Ploiesti 25p / 17 months

7. University of Cluj 23p / 17 m.