“Duarte will play in the next matches with Jikia, do not pay attention to his mistake” – Kuzmichev

It’s too early to draw any conclusions about the level of Spartak’s newcomer Alexis Duarte after one game, Vladimir Kuzmichev, former deputy general director of the red-whites, told RB Sport.

“Spartak” in the first round after the resumption of the season tied with “Ural” (2:2). In this match, Duarte made a mistake in his penalty area, due to which a penalty was awarded to Alexander Selikhov.

“It’s too early for Duarte to draw any conclusions from one game,” Kuzmichev said. – Of course, in the episode from the penalty spot, he made a mistake, took the wrong position, then he had to foul. For now, don’t pay attention to it. We need to watch a few more games, how he will show himself, and then draw conclusions. As for his anthropometry, it seems to me that this is not what Spartak needed. Gigot’s characteristics are much more interesting than those of Duarte.

– Chernov will not take part in the next three matches. Will Duarte or Maslov play in tandem with Jikia?

Jikia will play with Duarte. Abascal will not put a Paraguayan on a bench. This situation can happen to anyone. Duarte bought for substantial money. I think Abascal will give Alexis the opportunity to prove himself in the next three matches, and then he will draw conclusions.

– Is Chernov’s absence critical for Spartak?

– Of course, it is unpleasant for any player when such situations with injuries occur. This is life, no one is immune from it. Nikita was in good shape and deservedly played in the starting lineup of Spartak. He will recover and will continue to compete for a place in the start.

After 18 rounds of the WORLD RPL, Zenit is in first place (45 points), Spartak is second (37). Next are Rostov (35), Dynamo (32), CSKA, Akhmat (29 each), Sochi (28), Krasnodar (26).

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