'U' Cluj was defeated by the Croatian U19 national team, score 1-2, in the first friendly of the summer.

'U' Cluj suffered a surprising defeat in its first friendly of the summer, being beaten by Croatia U19 with a score of 1-2. The match took place on Monday, and the Croatian team quickly opened the scoring, netting two goals in the first 11 minutes, the first from open play and the second from a free kick.

'U' Cluj managed to score a consolation goal in the 80th minute, through Dorin Codrea, who scored with a header after a corner. The team started the match without key players such as Alex Chipciu, Dan Nistor, and top scorer Jovo Lukic, who is at the World Cup.

In their place, two recently transferred players, Florent Poulolo and Marius Ștefănescu, were in the starting lineup. 'U' Cluj is preparing for the debut in the new season on July 9, when they will face Dinamo Kiev in the Europa League, followed by the Romanian Supercup against Universitatea Craiova.