Spartak head coach Guillermo Abascal said that midfielders Victor Moses, Christopher Martins and Oston Urunov will miss the match for the Russian Football Super Cup against Zenit.

Who is not ready to play?

— Martins, Moses and Urunov. When they will be ready? I can not answer this question. At the moment I’m focused on the players I have at my disposal. When they are at the same level as the rest, then we will talk about them,” Abascal said at a press conference.

The Spanish specialist was appointed head coach of the Red-Whites in June. The game against Zenit will be the first official in the new position for Abaskal.

– First of all, it is a big responsibility to the club. We all know what Spartak is, everyone in Europe knows it. My task is to do my best for the team to show their best game. Happy to be here and to play such a match. I hope that tomorrow’s game will give good emotions to our fans.

Of course, it will not work to put my football in a short time. It would be strange to say that we have already completed everything. We are only at the first stage. At the training camp we worked on physics and tactics. And this match is an important step that will show where we are. The motivation and importance that the fans and the club have come to the fore, – said the coach of the “red-whites”.

Spartak defender Georgiy Jikia noted that the team approached the Super Cup game in good physical condition.

“It is clear that there was little time for preparation. Everything will be visible on the field. As for adaptation, I think it’s in good shape. We prepared well in Tarasovka – we absorbed the information that the coach conveyed to us. Ready for tomorrow’s game. We talked with Bakaev, he, as you can see, is a Zenit player. Tomorrow Zenit will play against Spartak. No personal confrontations,” Jikia stressed.

The match for the OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup will take place on Saturday in St. Petersburg. The meeting will be shown live by the Match TV channel, starting at 19:00 (Moscow time).