Russian coach Alexander Tarkhanov commented on the absence of CSKA Moscow’s goalkeeper and captain Igor Akinfeev in the match played against Khimki in the 22nd week of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
The match took place on April 9 and ended with the victory of the army team with a score of 3:0. Akinfeev missed the match due to injury. The red-navy blues guarded the doors from 19-year-old Vladislav Torop.
“Torop has been performing frequently in the last games, the player is pretty good. He also has a wonderful teacher – Igor Akinfeev. When Igor retires, a replacement will be ready for him. It’s good to give him a chance, ”says the expert “Euro-Football.Ru”.
CSKA scored 41 points after their win against Khimki and finished fourth in the RPL standings. In the next round, the army team Yekaterinburg will play away with “Ural”. The match will be played on April 15.
Leonid Slutsky, former coach of CSKA specification The victory of Samara “Wings of the Soviets” over “Sochi” in a phrase from the Soviet comedy.