Former Dynamo and Lokomotiv striker Dmitry Bulykin shared his opinion on the reasons for Spartak Moscow’s unexpected loss to Orenburg in the 20th-week match of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
“This result was very unexpected for me. Maybe it was the artificial field or the eight Moscow players who mentally went to the national team. But for Spartak, this defeat most likely means the end of the championship race, ”says Bulykin. Vprognoze.ru.
On March 18, the Red-Whites lost against Orenburg with a score of 0:2. Yuri Kovalev and Dmitry Vorobyov scored. This defeat was the first defeat for Guillermo Abascal’s team in the RPL since 11 September, when Muscovites lost away to Rostov (2:4).
At the end of 20 weeks, Spartak is in second place with 40 points. On March 19, “Rostov” can get ahead of the Muscovites in the standings if he wins a victory over the suburb of “Khimki”.
Former former striker of Spartak and the Russian national team Alexander Mostovoy spoke He made statements about the championship race in the Russian Premier League after the defeat of the red-whites away from Orenburg. The expert stated that the intrigue in the tournament was created by the leader Zenit. Mostovoy believes he may stumble, too.