FCSB ran out 5-0 winners against Argeș Pitești in the Romanian Cup group stage on Tuesday evening. The visitors took control early, with D. Miculescu striking twice before half-time to set the tone for what followed. By then, Argeș had already picked up two yellow cards and looked disjointed.
Miculescu opened the scoring in the thirtieth minute and doubled his tally eight minutes later, capitalising on Argeș's inability to deal with FCSB's movement. The hosts had four shots on target all game but managed only one shot on target in the first half, and here's the thing — they were chasing shadows.
Three substitutions at the break brought fresh legs for FCSB, and the difference was immediate. A. Boutoutaou added a third in the sixty-ninth minute before Argeș were reduced to ten men when Y. Pirvu saw red in the seventy-sixth. To be fair, the visitors had already played well enough to see this out.
Two more goals completed the scoring — one in the eighty-second and another in the ninetieth — though neither scorer was named. FCSB finished with seven shots on target to four for Argeș, and while possession was even at fifty percent, the quality of chances told its own story.
The defeat extends Argeș's poor run, coming after losses to Sepsi and Oțelul earlier in September. For FCSB, it marks a statement performance after mixed results in their opening fixtures. The group stage is still fresh, but this result shifts the balance.
