Neftekhimik Coach Leontyev Incident: Detainee Details and Team Context

The incident involving Oleg Leontyev, the head coach of Neftekhimik, and a 17-year-old detainee from Nizhnekamsk has drawn attention from national media. Match TV reported that law enforcement took a teenager into custody after an altercation that left the coach briefly injured. The young man stated that while he was walking along Chulman Street, he bumped into a stranger approaching from the opposite direction. A verbal dispute followed, culminating in a punch to the coach’s face before the assailant fled the scene. The press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Tatarstan confirmed these key details.