The Pandurii Chronicle
Match19 Aug 2026
Pandurii march on in the cup
Voluntari are out and Pandurii go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Match22 Aug 2026
Pandurii leave it late against Botosani
Ninety minutes of very little, and then everything at once. The winner arrived in the 89th, and Botosani spent what remained of the match appealing to the referee rather than chasing the ball.
Market24 Aug 2026
Pandurii turn down Dinamo Bucharest for Razvan Deac
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Luca Meirelles, 19, plays like he has been here for years — 7.93
A mark of 7.93 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 19-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Market24 Aug 2026
Manuel Gentile hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Pandurii can pretend not to have heard.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Pandurii training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Adrian Tanase is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Pandurii
Ştefan Bană was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Luca Meirelles
At 19 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Match22 Aug 2026
Pandurii see off Botosani
Three points for Pandurii, 1‑0 the final word against Botosani in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Player ratings Nothing got past Marius Balasa
- Squad The manager makes an example of Manuel Gentile
- Squad Manuel Gentile dropped after a run of poor form