The defender and captain of Moscow “Spartak” may receive a long suspension due to an incident during the match against Samara “Wings of the Soviets” in the 30th week of the Russian Premier League (RPL). sports24.
Jikia, who was on the bench in the 43rd minute of the match, showed an emotional reaction to one of the game parts of the match and entered into an argument with the head referee of the match, Alexei Amelin. The referee showed the player a yellow card, but this did not calm the red and white captain, he continued to argue with the referee, whereupon he was sent off by seeing the second yellow card.
Jikia was reportedly dismissed for using obscene language against the judge. Under article 95 of the disciplinary regulation of the Russian Football Union (RFU), such behavior by a football player can result in disqualification from two to four games. The Control and Disciplinary Board of the RFU (FTC RFU) can also penalize the player with a fine.
If you remember, at the end of the season Spartak was in third place by collecting 54 points. Zenit St. Recall that Petersburg ahead of schedule became the champion of Russia. In second place is Moscow CSKA.
It was previously reported that Spartak coach Guillermo Abascal was sacked. discretion In the performance of his team last season.