The reigning champions of Romania are in second place in the playoffs after 5 competitive stages, but the Transylvanians are also playing in the semi-finals of the Romanian Cup, where they will face Sepsi on Wednesday, from 19:00. Dan Petrescu exploded in the press conference before the match and blamed the referees until now in the championship matches.

Dan Petrescu accuses CFR Cluj of the unfavorable position of the referee in all 5 playoff matches

CFR Cluj is in 2nd place in the playoffs after the first 5 stages, 4 points behind the leader Farul Konstanz.

The Romanian champions have also qualified for the semi-finals of the Romanian Cup, where they will play Sepsi on Wednesday (19:00) at the Arena in Sfantu Gheorghe.

In the press conference before the game with Covasnen, Dan Petrescu spoke only about the arbitration, stating that his team lost all 5 games of the playoffs.

“It is clear that we no longer control the championship. We are at the Romanian Cup. I love the controversy this week. Let’s take the CFR matches. In the first match against Rapid, Maglika scores a goal in the 90th+4th minute. I didn’t see offside anywhere. Shoulder, head, I don’t know what they said there.

We are going to Craiova for the second match. Ivan is offside with his head, but they say that not with his head, but with his foot. So two points lost, two make four. When we play with goals from Farul and Mazilu, they say Brown’s head has been taken. Wait, now the head? So there are three matches!

The fourth match, with Steaua (No. FCSB), we have a penalty at home 1-0, in Birlighea. No one looked at VAR. With Sepsi we had three penalties that were not awarded. So five games out of five we were at a disadvantage. The club had to retire, not only the owner, but everyone!

But we are still here and no one is saying anything. If a team in the playoffs shows me that it was a losing phase, but not a free throw or a corner, but a goal or a penalty, I go, I get up. Only the CFR was disenfranchised.

Everything from VAR was against us! Lines were drawn as desired. Kolescu gives a penalty, it is 5 meters, from the bench you hear that it was a penalty, he goes to VAR for a second and returns. When did you, me, see in a second that it was not a penalty? You also go through all the phases like abroad, where the judges demand more angles.

Does no one see all this? I say that the boss’s reaction is normal. We were silent too much, there were big mistakes against us. We all had to go.

FCSB were awarded a penalty. What was the penalty with Farul? And it’s not Jang’s fault. I don’t understand how penalties are judged anymore. Why was CFR not decided in 5 matches? Or ordinary. After that, we also have injuries.

It also explains where we are now. We deserved to be much higher. If you want, I will show you all the phases and you will see. Other teams have nothing to comment on.” – he said, reports Digi Sport.