Football
Kechinov named a candidate to replace Jikia in the match against Orenburg
George Jikia / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Alexei Filippov
Former Spartak football player Valery Kechinov spoke about the injury of the defender of the “red-whites” Georgy Jikia, because of which he risks missing the match of the third round of the WORLD RPL with Orenburg.
Kechinov did not rule out that the captain of the Muscovites in the starting lineup will be replaced by Maximiliano Kofrie.
– If Jikia does not play with Orenburg, this is a loss for Spartak. Georgy is the team captain and the main defender of Spartak. You could say he’s a key player.
Abascal will rack his brains if Jikia misses the match against Orenburg. Who to replace? There is Chernov, who played the last matches with Jikia. The team still has Kofrie. Maybe Abascal will put one of the young guys in the squad. I think the coach will understand. Who at the moment will look stronger and feel more confident will play, – quotes Kechinov “Championship”.
The meeting between Spartak and Orenburg will take place on July 31 at the Red-White Stadium.
Jikia was injured in the game of the second round of the Russian championship with Krasnodar (4:1). The captain of Spartak was replaced in the 69th minute.
Source: Sportbox
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