MOSCOW, August 18, Alexander Sergeev. Spartak Moscow general director Evgeny Melezhikov told reporters that the club was satisfied with the results of the draw for the group stage of the Russian Football Cup. On Wednesday, the draw for the group stage of the tournament took place, following which the capital club will play with St. Petersburg's Zenit, Voronezh's Fakel and Samara's Wings of the Soviets. -league (RPL)August 20, 2022 • kick-off at 17:30Match has not started -content/uploads/2022/08/63fd15c372de051b99864b64cd787c37.png» />Spartak MoscowRussia»How do we evaluate the draw? We are satisfied with it,» Melezhikov said. Earlier, the bureau of the executive committee of the RFU approved a new format for holding the Cup of Russia. Teams go to the final in two ways. Teams from the Russian Premier League will play in the RPL path, teams from the First League, Second League and amateur clubs will play in the «regions path». In the final of the Cup of Russia, which is scheduled for June 2023, the winners of the RPL path and the regions path will meet.
