The Viitorul Sentinel
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Both of them Vlad Burca's — 8.40
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.40, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Market31 Aug 2026
Sergiu Keseru puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Viitorul, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Viitorul
André Xavier 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Cristian Mitrita moves on
Pandurii pay $160.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Match29 Aug 2026
Vlad Burca sends Viitorul past Universitatea Craiova
It finished 2‑1, and it was Vlad Burca’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Viitorul.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
Viitorul supporters have found a favourite in Vlad Burca
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Vlad Burca has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Bogdan Hagi in the eights
A performance of 8.33 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Ionut Mihaila runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Nicusor Man
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Squad Viitorul pick somebody else ahead of Juan Pablo Presentado
- Squad Vlad Burca named player of the week
- Market Danilo Monteiro brings the grey hairs Viitorul lacked