The Astra Chronicle
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Andrei Bancu
Successful dribbles: 47. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Nicusor Chiriches breaks a bone — 104 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 104 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market24 Aug 2026
Vlad Bancu asks to leave Astra
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Astra
Marius Cicaldau 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.
Match22 Aug 2026
Astra come up short against Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Craiova left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Cristian Mihaila falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Squad Ciprian Coman is still paying for one afternoon at Astra
- Player ratings Sergiu Puscas ran the game
- Market Andrei Maxim goes looking for football