The UTA Arad Gazette
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Marinos Tzionis beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 24. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Words at UTA Arad training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nikita Stoinov is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad15 Feb 2027
A falling-out at UTA Arad
Silviu Balaure and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets15 Feb 2027
UTA Arad rebuffed over Ádám Varga
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Ferencvaros have kept their man, and UTA Arad go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of Alibek Aliev
“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.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Cosmin Mitrita joins the UTA Arad first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cosmin Mitrita is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market15 Feb 2027
Claudiu Puscas steps up from the UTA Arad academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Claudiu Puscas has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market15 Feb 2027
UTA Arad promote Florin Coman from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Florin Coman has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market15 Feb 2027
Ovidiu Cicaldau steps up from the UTA Arad academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ovidiu Cicaldau has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Match Hermannstadt take the points off UTA Arad
- Squad 200 appearances for Florent Poulolo
- Squad No place for Denis Haruţ in the new shape