The Astra Chronicle
Match15 Aug 2026
No mercy from Astra
Petrolul will want this one forgotten quickly: 5‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Astra were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Adrian Ratiu scores twice — 9.49
Two goals and a mark of 9.49 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Market17 Aug 2026
Universitatea Craiova come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Astra did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market17 Aug 2026
Nicusor Mihaila has said yes to CFR Cluj
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Astra have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
$390.0K settles it between the clubs for Ianis Tarbă
Dinamo Bucharest have accepted the money. What Astra do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Ammar Ramadan
Astra asked and DAC Dunajska Streda said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No deal for Darius Olaru at that price
Astra offered $1.5M; FCSB said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Mihai Toma will not be coming to Astra
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at FCSB is saying, and nobody at Astra is enjoying the guessing.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A defender's afternoon for Mihai Ratiu
Defensive actions: 23. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
In brief
- Squad Words exchanged at Astra
- The terraces One of their own: Alexandru Musi
- Market Eyes on Dragos Keseru again