Former Spartak general manager Evgeny Melezhikov admitted that at first he did not believe the news that the Lukoil Arena ground was not ready to host Russian Premier League (RPL) matches. His words lead the way “Sports Express”.
“Of course, there is no way to call this anything other than failure. However, I would like to correct the wording. “I probably understand what the mistake could have been, but it doesn’t matter anymore – for the first time in history, “Spartak” starts the next part of the championship not at its home stadium,” he said.
On February 29, the Russian Premier League (RPL) commission did not allow the Lukoil Arena field to host the match against Fakel Voronezh in the 20th round of the Russian championship. The meeting will take place on March 10. “Sports Express” He reported that the priority for Spartak was to move the match to Luzhniki, and Khimki Arena became a backup option.
Spartak, which collected 30 points after 18 rounds in the RPL, is in fifth place in the rankings. Krasnodar entered the winter break as the championship leader, collecting 38 points. Zenit is in second place with two points missing. Dinamo (32 points) completed the top three.
Previously at Torpedo named It is impossible to play a Spartak match in Luzhniki.