Rapid blocking Dinamo's double dream
Wednesday, June 5, 2002
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FC Dinamo Bucuresti will go head-to-head with FC Rapid Bucuresti in the Romanian Cup final tonight.
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Newly-crowned Divizia A champions FC Dinamo Bucuresti can add the Romanian Cup to their trophy cabinet tonight when they go head-to-head with FC Rapid Bucuresti at the National stadium.
Tames out
Dinamo will be missing the influential midfield player Iulian Tames, who broke his left arm last weekend, while Rapid will be without the suspended Constantin Schumacher and will give Robert Ilyes a late fitness test.
Perfect ten
Victory for Dinamo, in the tournament's 63rd year, would bring their total number of cup successes to ten, equalling that of their city rivals, and see them lift the trophy for the third successive season, a feat last achieved by 20-times winners FC Steaua Bucuresti in 1971.