Russian Premier League (RPL) is a strong championship with particular attention to physics, in Brazil the focus is more on ball possession. This opinion was expressed to journalists by the Brazilian defender CSKA Joao Victor.
Victor moved to CSKA in August 2025.
“I consider it a good six months, maybe one or two games weren’t so good. RPL – a very difficult championship, here the physical aspect predominates, it is different from other tournaments. But there is also a high quality among the players of the teams – said Victor – But the main aspect is the physical condition. This is exactly the difference compared to the Brazilian championship.”
CSKA will end the first part of the season on December 7 with the match of the 18th round of the Russian Premier League, on this day the army team will play away against Krasnodar. The first round match ended in a draw with the score 1:1.
“I feel good, we came out of the weekend we deserved, we are back to a high level of intensity, we are focused on Krasnodar,” Victor said. – Without any doubt we will give our best, the game is for first place, whoever wins will take the leading position, and will also distance himself from his pursuers. We are ready to give 200%. We know our strengths very well [нападающего „Краснодара“] John Cordoba, we have them too, it will be a difficult match, we will have to be wary of him.”
Krasnodar leads the table with 37 points RPL, CSKA (36) comes second.
