Universitatea Cluj 2–1 Uta Arad

A. Aliev did the damage twice, and Universitatea Cluj needed every bit of it. The Liga I midfielder struck in first-half stoppage time to give Cluj the lead, then doubled it with a composed finish in the 74th minute, putting the home side firmly in control against Uta Arad. The two clubs had met once before in recent history, and Cluj won that one too, a detail that will sting Arad's winless run, now stretched to four games without a victory. Dorobantu's 85th-minute pull-back made it a tense closing stretch at home, but Cluj held on for a 2-1 result that keeps their early Liga I campaign pointed in the right direction, three wins from three attempts. Uta Arad, still searching for their first win of the season, ran out of time. Aliev's second goal, a 74th-minute strike that looked to have sealed it before Arad scrambled back, is the one worth watching.