UTA Arad și Corvinul, primele câștigătoare ale zilei a doua din etapa 1 a grupelor Cupei României

UTA Arad and Corvinul Hunedoara secured victories in the first round of the Romanian Cup group stage matches. UTA won 3-0 against Minerul Lupeni, with goals from Abdallah, Dorobanțu, and Tzionis. Despite being reduced to ten men after goalkeeper Rosa's red card, UTA managed to score again. Corvinul Hunedoara triumphed 1-0 over FC Botoșani, with Yeboah scoring from a penalty. Earlier matches saw Progresul Spartac lose to Concordia Chiajna, FC Bihor draw with Corona Brașov, CFR Cluj defeat Sepsi OSK, FC Voluntari win against Chindia Târgoviște, and Universitatea Cluj beat FC Petrolul Ploiești.