MOSCOW, Jul 1Holding a match for the Russian Super Cup in football between St. Petersburg «Zenith» and Moscow «Spartak» in St. Petersburg is a violation of the principle of sports, according to the former president of the Russian Premier League (RPL) Ashot Khachaturyants. The meeting will be held on July 9 in St. Petersburg at the home stadium «Zenith». This decision was made at a meeting of the bureau of the executive committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU) on June 10. «In my opinion, the Super Cup in St. Petersburg is a violation of the sporting principle. If St. «Hypothetically, there was a chance to compete with Zenit and become the champion of the RPL, or when Spartak had not yet played the semifinals of the Russian Cup, then it was clear whether Spartak would like it or not, but won the Cup — I went to play. But for some reason the regulations were not observed, that is, the city was not appointed in advance, despite the fact that everyone knows that Spartak lost very painfully to Zenit this season with a score of 1: 7. Appointing a game in St. Petersburg is a violation of the sports principle I expressed my point of view both to Alexander Valeryevich (Dyukov), and then at the executive committee, and voted against, «Khachaturyants said in the Commentary Show program. «The argument is that this is still more of a show, not a sporting event. .. believe that between » Zenith and Spartak cannot be a show. Even if they go out 5 on 5 tomorrow to play in the yard, they will still fight to the death. This is the beauty of our football. Thank God that there are teams that are principal rivals, their games always arouse maximum interest. Therefore, I was against it and I think that my position was correct,» added the ex-head of the RPL. Russian Football Super Cup09 July 2022 • Kickoff at 19:00Match has not started
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Spartak MoscowRussia»Zenith» is the defending champion of Russia for the first time last season. won the Cup of Russia since 2003. On Monday, Khachaturyants resigned as president of the RPL, and head of the National Football League (FNL) Alexander Alaev was appointed interim.
