Lokomotiv Moscow defeated Rostov in the 18th week match of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
The match played in Rostov-on-Don on 4 March ended with the visiting team’s score of 3:1.
Striker Artem Dziuba scored a hat-trick in the 33rd, 58th and 64th minutes. Rostov’s only goal in the 87th minute was scored by Nikolai Komlichenko, who allowed Valery Karpin’s team to avoid a devastating loss.
Dzyuba scored for the first time since returning to the RPL. Recall that Dzyuba started the 2022/23 season with Turkish club Adana Demirspor, but later broke his contract and left the team. The actor signed a deal with Loko in early February.
Thanks to the win, Lokomotiv collected 16 points and moved up from 14th to 13th place in the Russian Championship standings. Rostov is still third (35).
In the 19th round, on March 11, the red-greens will play away with Akhmat Grozny. On March 12, Rostov will play a home match with Paris Nizhny Novgorod.
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