The Petrolul Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Daniel Mitrita runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 36. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market10 Aug 2026
Petrolul turn down Botosani for Dorin Nita
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Mitrita stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Daniel Mitrita and Petrolul agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Petrolul
Cosmin Keseru 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.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Petrolul spend $520.0K on the signing the town wanted
It is the rarest sequence in football: supporters ask for something, and the club goes and does it. $520.0K for Cristian Licsandru, and for one week nobody is complaining about anything.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Mitrita 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Cosmin Keseru
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Cosmin Keseru, and the manager let it.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
The afternoon belonged to Alexandru Mitrita
A mark of 7.99, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
Match8 Aug 2026
Petrolul share the spoils with FCSB
A 1‑1 draw with FCSB leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Market Caio Lopes told to find a new club
- Market Petrolul add cover with Cristian Licsandru
- Market Ovidiu Perianu arrives on loan