“The first match showed that Lokomotiv has a chance to beat Spartak in the Cup” – Nepomniachtchi

Spartak will be the favorite in the second leg of the FONBET Russian Cup quarterfinals, but the first match showed that Lokomotiv has a chance to go further, according to well-known coach Valery Nepomnyashchiy.

– It is obvious that in the return match Spartak will be the favorite, as it was originally. But the first match showed that Lokomotiv has a chance to go further. It is already clear that things are getting better for the team. None of the newcomers disappointed me. In the first game, everyone looked pretty good. From this we can conclude that the transfer move of Lokomotiv was a success, Nepomniachtchi said to the Championship.

In the first match of the ¼ finals of the RPL FONBET Cup of Russia, the Red-Whites defeated the railwaymen with a score of 1:0. The return game is scheduled for February 27.

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.