The Petrolul Courier
Squad26 Oct 2026
Stefan Marin 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.
Match24 Oct 2026
Cosmin Tanase the difference as Petrolul beat Viitorul
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Cosmin Tanase. 1‑0 against Viitorul, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Stefan Marin takes the honours
Marked 7.80 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Petrolul had the best player on the pitch.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Claudiu Mitrita runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Petrolul pick somebody else ahead of Stefan Burca
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Cristian Dragusin left out for tactical reasons at Petrolul
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- Market The Cosmin Tanase question follows Petrolul around
- Squad The room hears from Vladimir Screciu
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Daniel Puscas
- Player ratings Marius Keseru spends the afternoon fouling