Politehnica Timisoara will make its debut on Wednesday in the Romanian Cup season. In the 2nd round, at 17:30, the white-violet will meet Phoenix Buziaș. The match is considered an away game and will be played in Lugoj, at the Tineretului stadium.

It was originally scheduled in the village of Carani, where Phoenix plays its home games. Then it was announced in the Electrica stadium, the Carani option was returned to, and finally the municipality on Timiș was chosen.

It is the first official match of the season for Poli, which has changed its squad from the ground up this summer. Coach Paul Codrea has a lot of youngsters at his disposal, who are now facing their first big test.

The team from Buziaș finished last season on the 2nd place in the play-out of the 8th series of the 3rd League, equivalent to the 6th position in the general ranking. In the first round of the Romanian Cup, Phoenix defeated Pobeda Dudeștii Vechi 7-1 away. The team is coached by Cosmin Petruescu, former head coach of Politehnica between 2018-2019. At Buziaș, Poli loaned Olariu and Pureca in the winter, who returned to the club during this competition break, when A. Mada made the move.