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Issouf Macalou credits Bergodi’s advice after Universitatea Cluj derby double
Macalou scored twice in a 3–1 win over CFR Cluj and credited his teammates’ confidence and Cristiano Bergodi’s advice after the derby.
Issouf Macalou scored twice as Universitatea Cluj beat CFR Cluj 3–1 in the city derby. The LPF’s official match record confirms the score in the rescheduled fourth-round SuperLiga fixture.
Macalou converted a second-half penalty and later completed his brace, Sport.ro reported. Oucasse Mendy also scored for Universitatea after CFR had taken the lead through Stefan Drazic. The visitors turned the game around after the break.
Macalou credited Cristiano Bergodi’s encouragement to shoot and get into scoring positions. Prima Sport reported that the forward also praised his teammates’ confidence in him and said the match changed once Universitatea found their rhythm.
Sport.ro’s report placed Universitatea Cluj fifth with 18 points following the win, with CFR eighth on 13. Macalou stressed how much scoring in the derby mattered to his team.
