“Abaskal is apparently a saint, anyone else would have been kicked out of Spartak by now” – Mostovoy

Former Russian national team player Alexander Mostovoy spoke about the results of Spartak and noted that head coach Guillermo Abascal already deserved to be fired due to the team’s performance.

The day before, the “red-whites” lost to “Krasnodar” (2:3) in the final match of the group stage of the FONBET Russian Cup. Abascal’s team could have avoided defeat at the end of the match, but in the 84th minute VAR canceled the goal by Alexander Sobolev, who made a mistake during the penalty kick.

— Spartak’s defeats in recent matches are not surprising. Something is going wrong in the team. It is clear that the match with Krasnodar did not have tournament significance, but home defeats must be avoided. “Krasnodar” was more motivated? They fielded a second squad, just like Spartak. All the leaders were resting. The conditions are the same. Before that we lost to Fakel – there is no stability. But Abascal is apparently a saint. Any other coach would have been kicked out of the club a long time ago against the backdrop of such a game and results,” RB Sport quotes Mostovoy.

Spartak took first place in the group stage of the Russian Cup, gaining 12 points in six matches.

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