Abascal: “It is incredibly difficult to play against Torpedo. Even the leaders score with them at the very end, and CSKA lost at all.

The head coach of Spartak Moscow, Guillermo Abascal, said that the match of the 15th round of the WORLD RPL with the capital’s Torpedo turned out to be difficult, as the car manufacturers play well with the leaders of the championship.

The Red-Whites beat Torpedo 1-0 earlier on Sunday.

– The game was not easy, what can you say?

“That’s the beauty of football. If we look at the last matches of Torpedo, they always ended their games with such a score – 1:0, 0:1. This team is incredibly difficult to play. Even the leaders score with them at the very end: Zenit scored their first goal after the 80th minute, the same with Rostov, and CSKA completely lost.

Today I am happy, I congratulate the guys on the victory. The control was ours, but even when Torpedo had a chance to win back, we kept the result. In such matches, you either win by 3-4 goals, or such a difference in the score remains until the end.

In the first half, Torpedo acted very closed. It is difficult to play against such football – you need to somehow open such a defense. We studied them and saw that they can be dangerous in counterattacks. The opponent struck only one blow on our goal, I’m happy with that. Dissatisfied with the fact that we were not decisive enough in the final stage. Could open an account earlier. This needs to be worked on. Early goals would give more strength and confidence, control of the game. We need to continue and move on,” Abaskal told Match TV.

Spartak scored 32 points and is second in the RPL standings, Torpedo (6) is in last place.