Kechinov: Lokomotiv appeared to be a very serious team, but my favorite is Spartak

The former striker of the Moscow “Spartak” Valery Kechinov considers the “red-whites” the favorites of the return match against Lokomotiv in the quarterfinals of the FONBET RPL Path of the Russian Cup.

In the first match, the Red-Whites defeated the railwaymen with a score of 1:0. The return game is scheduled for February 27.

– I, as a Spartak fan, naturally, expect victory and advancement of the Spartak team. This is my favorite, even though Lokomotiv turned out to be a very serious team under the new coach – much stronger than it was last year. Artem Dziuba strengthened the team, it was evident. Sergey Pinyaev, a young football player who came from the Wings of the Soviets, joined well. And in general, the drawing has changed at Lokomotiv. It is clear that there will simply be no Spartak, but still I think that he is the favorite, ”Kechinov told Gazeta.Ru.

The return match of the FONBET Cup of Russia Spartak – Lokomotiv will be shown live on the Match TV channel on Monday, February 27, starting at 19:00 Moscow time. Watch live broadcasts of RPL and Russian Cup matches on the Match TV federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.