“Astana is in a difficult situation now, but we played great and won big on a good wave” – CSKA forward Astapkovich

CSKA forward Anton Astapkovich told Match TV that the army team’s big victory over Astana indicates that the “red-blues” are in excellent condition, and the opponent is experiencing problems with the squad.

CSKA won a major victory over Kazakhstan’s Astana at home in the VTB United League match on Saturday. The meeting ended with a score of 110:50.

— CSKA beat Astana with a very impressive difference in the score. Does this mean that the opponent is weak?

– Well, it’s not nice. You must respect your opponent. They seem to have a difficult situation now: some players have left, some are injured. This is a difficult situation for them. But we played great and won big on a good wave.

— Is the upcoming almost two-week pause in the championship beneficial for CSKA?

— We had several games in a week. So it’s very good that there will be this break now.

— You were called to the national team to prepare for the Friendship Cup. What are your emotions about this?

– Good. I haven’t been to the national team for a long time, it’s always interesting. What do I know about the strength of the national teams of Libya and Tunisia? This is a question for the coach. He will have to prepare us and explain all the nuances. We were at the club, and there were club issues. But now we’ll switch to the national team,” Astapkovich told Match TV.

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