MOSCOW, June 30, Alexander Sergeev. The new head coach of Spartak Moscow told reporters that he was grateful to the owner of the club Leonid Fedun and sports director Luca Cattani for the invitation to work with the team. The appointment of a 33-year-old specialist who led the Swiss Basel before Spartak became known earlier in June. «I want to greet and thank everyone Cattani and Feduna for being here. All the surprises were positive, we saw people who are ready to give themselves to work. It helps a lot in adaptation. Why did the club choose me? It would be incorrect for me to answer this question. the director has already told everything. It is a great honor for me to become the coach of such a big club. I will try to do everything to meet the expectations,» Abascal said. The previous coach of Spartak was Italian Paolo Vanoli. Under him, the team finished in 10th place in the Russian Championship, repeating the anti-record. The club also won the Russian Cup for the first time in 19 years.
