FC Kraiova 1948 entered the final stage of the UEFA Conference League playoffs after defeating FC Voluntari on penalties (3-3, 5-4). The evening could have turned into a nightmare for Olteni, who led 3-0 in overtime.

Niccolo Napoli, give an answer to Adrian Mititele regarding his dismissal

FC Kraiova 1948 took another step towards the European Cups.

Olteni went on penalties against FC Voluntari, a team that came very close to taking Craiova’s place in the final pool.

In the 80th minute, Ilfoveni was leading 3-0, but made a fantastic comeback and sent the game into overtime.

At the end of the penalty shoot-out, Niccolo Napoli, dealing with his emotions, summed up the game, but also had an answer for Adrian Mititele, who announced a few days ago that he would not renew the Italian’s contract with Craiova. bench.

“Nothing is guaranteed in football until the referee blows the final whistle. I congratulate the boys, they played very well in the first half. But in the second half, we didn’t play very well and ended up with penalties.

did i fail? We were 3-0, when the opponent comes back and makes it 3-3, it’s normal for a footballer to lose confidence. But the main thing is that our penalties turned out well.

I replaced Bauza and Bachassa because they had physical problems. The important thing is that my players took the penalty well.

It is very important that we won, but we still have a game to play. I don’t regret anything, because the decision to leave was mine. I said: when the championship is over, I’m going home! Now I’m thinking about returning home, to my family, to my granddaughters.” – said Nicolo Napoli, reports Digi Sport.