During the day on Friday, the Romanian Football Federation announced the removal of points from 6th-placed Superliga team (with 9 points), Hermannstadt, and Sibiu moved from play-off contention to relegation contention.

Marius Malderasanu is optimistic that his team will win at TAS

On the pitch, Hermannstadt finished 2022 in 6th place in the Romanian Superliga, in the play-offs, but Sibiu dropped to 9th after the relegation dictated by the Financial Monitoring Authority FRF.

The decision came as a shock to Marius Malderasana and his men, especially considering that they defeated the Romanian champions in the last match of the year.

In an interview for Digi Sport, Marius Melderasanu confirmed that the team from Sibiu will challenge the decision of the FRF in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) and is optimistic about this situation.

“I was surprised too, it’s true. We wanted to rest in peace. And we will have it. I am positive. I don’t deny that this is a question in my mind.

Patrons informed us about the problems yesterday. I’m positive because I also treated them knowing that we would win points at TAS. I wish we had them because we won them on the field.

People say that because of financial problems. But they adapted. Now salary is paid in November, bonus from CFR.

Monitoring continued until November 30. They paid about 500,000 euros. This deduction would come for a debt of 1,300 lei. It belongs to the realm of fiction. I don’t want to go into details.

This is a new organizational plan. Creditors agreed to accept the plan, and some payments were delayed. I don’t want to get into legal terms. We think we will win points at TAS.

During this postponed period, problems arose. It is better if the management informs the details. I told the guys to stay positive. This vacation is worth it. They must be positive to the TAS decision. Otherwise, it would be a disappointment.” – said the Germanstadt technician.