The Astra Chronicle
Market3 Aug 2026
Cosmin Mitrita attracts admirers
The name of Cosmin Mitrita has come up in conversations Astra were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Up for the corner, and Florin Nita delivers — 7.70
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Florin Nita scored, was marked 7.70, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Astra
Ianis Mihaila 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.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ionut Marin
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Claudiu Nita 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.
Match1 Aug 2026
Astra see off Viitorul
Three points for Astra, 1‑0 the final word against Viitorul in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Claudiu Burca stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Claudiu Burca and Astra agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market3 Aug 2026
Ovidiu Cicaldau is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Astra has been clear about where Ovidiu Cicaldau stands, which is more than many ever get.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Claudiu Nita asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market Astra and Lyes Houri are talking past each other
- Market Nobody at Astra has picked up the phone to Claudiu Burca
- The terraces Supporters make their feelings known about Cosmin Mitrita