“RĂSPUNS ȘOCANT! Marius Şumudică DISTRUGE zvonurile că Răzvan Lucescu îl va înlocui la Rapid!”

Marius Șumudică gave a vehement reaction when asked if it was possible for Răzvan Lucescu to take his place on the Rapid Bucharest coaching bench.

The coach, who announced that he would resign, but changed his mind after the discussion with the shareholders of the Giulesti club, is determined to see his contract through to the end.

What Marius Șumudică says about the negotiations with Răzvan Lucescu

With Marius Șumudică on the technical bench, Rapid Bucharest missed one of the most important objectives of this season: winning the Romanian Cup. The team from Giulesti was eliminated in the semifinals of the competition, after losing 2-1 on the field of FC Hermannstadt. Thus, in recent days it has been written that Dan Șucu is already looking for another coach for the team and that he has begun secret negotiations with Răzvan Lucescu.

When asked about this topic, Marius Șumudică offered a vehement reaction and declared that he was determined to see out his contract with Rapid Bucharest until the end.

“Come on, call Mr. Şucu, please, because I don’t know. I don’t have access to Mr. Şucu’s phones, I don’t know, I can’t ask Mr. Şucu now if he’s negotiating with other coaches. Once again, it’s not my problem, Mr. Şucu can negotiate with any coach he wants and it’s not my problem.

“I am Şumudića, I am the coach of Rapid at the moment, I am fulfilling my contract, from now on, Mr. Şucu is free to do what he wants and I do not comment on what is happening,” said Marius Şumudića, at the press conference preceding the match with FCSB.

Rapid wants victory in the derby with FCSB

Rapid Bucharest is preparing for the derby with FCSB , which will be played on Sunday, April 27, 2025, starting at 9:00 PM, in Giulești. The team trained by Marius Șumudică hopes to achieve a victory over their great rival, to wash away the shame suffered after being eliminated from the Romanian Cup. At the same time, the Giulești team needs the three points to still be able to hope for a place in the European Cup.

On the other hand, FCSB, which is the leader in the Romanian Super League, needs a victory to maintain the distance from its main pursuers, Universitatea Craiova and CFR Cluj.