Jul 23rd features a match where U Craiova 1948 will host CFR Cluj in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, U Craiova 1948 recorded a 1-2 loss against SSC Farul. Constantin Grameni struck first for SSC Farul in the 3rd minute on a feed from Alexi Pitu, then Andrei Artean added another in the 29th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while cFR Cluj is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Rapid Bucuresti. Yuri scored the first goal for CFR Cluj in the 18th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Rapid Bucuresti couldn’t muster any offence and CFR Cluj ran away with the shutout win. CFR Cluj is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season CFR Cluj won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
CFR Cluj’s top weapon lately has been Bismark Adjei-Boateng, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. U Craiova 1948’s most prolific scorer has been Andrea Compagno. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.