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The weekend’s main sporting
\nevent is the match for the Supercup of Romania pitching defending champions CFR
\nCluj against Universitatea Craiova, holder of Romania’s Cup in football. The
\ngame is to take place on the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania’s largest
\nstadium, recently refurbished for the European Football Championship. <\/p>\n
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This is going to be the
\nsecond game pitching the two sides against one another in the aforementioned
\ncompetition after the one in 2018, when CFR won the game 1-0 on Craiova’s turf.
\nThe match in Bucharest is going to be CFR’s eighth participation in Romania’s
\nSupercup and the fourth in a row after winning the League four consecutive
\ntimes between 2018 and 2021. Universitatea Craiova are going to have their
\nsecond participation in the competition after the one in 2018, as winners of
\nRomania’s Cup. <\/p>\n
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CFR Cluj come to Bucharest
\nafter a successful debut in the European cups. On Tuesday they clinched a 3-1
\nwin against Bosnian side Borac Banja Luka in the first round of the Champions
\nLeague’s preliminary leg. French Billel Omrani, Ciprian Chiriac and Runar Mar
\nSigurjonsson of Iceland scored for the Romanian champions.<\/p>\n
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The football season in
\nRomania kicks off with the aforementioned Supercup game though the first league
\nchampionship is due to officially begin on July 15th with FC
\nBotosani versus FCSB. On Friday, Academica Clinceni takes on Sfantu Gheorghe in
\nan away game while CFR plays Universitatea’s second lineup, FC ‘U’. <\/p>\n
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CS Mioveni goes to Medias
\non Saturday for a game against local side Gaz Metan, while Universitatea
\nCraiova plays at home FC Arges. Farul Constanta plays an away game against UTA
\nArad, while Rapid Bucharest will be up against Chindia Targoviste. The leg is
\ndue to end on Monday, July 19th with Dinamo Bucharest versus FC
\nVoluntari. <\/p>\n
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(bill)<\/p>\n
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