MOSCOW, Oct 17 Torpedo President Ilya Gerkus responded to criticism from part of the fans of the Moscow club due to the fact that he warmly greeted the players of Lokomotiv before the match of the 13th round of the championship of Russia. Russian Premier League (RPL) October 15, 2022 • start at 14:00 Ended content/uploads/2022/10/8d1f5449a06b9f55aecba36a202e56b2.png» />ТорпедоРоссия0 : 1
ЛокомотивРоссия»Локомотив» в субботу в Москве обыграл «Торпедо with a score of 1:0. Herkus greeted and hugged some Lokomotiv players as they entered the field. The president of Torpedo worked at Lokomotiv from the summer of 2016 until the end of 2018. He first served as the president of the club and then as the general manager. «Dear fans of the» black and white «! As I understand it, many were confused and even angry by the footage in which I greeted my former colleagues from another club at the last game. I do not meant nothing bad, in no way tried to offend anyone. In that situation, I was standing, waiting for our team to say hello, and in the meantime, an opponent came out. It included several of my former colleagues. The guys with whom we worked together, I did not «I saw them for several years and could not help but say hello. Of course, I understand that they are rivals and I wanted only one thing — to beat them,» Gerkus wrote in his Telegram channel. everything in my power to make our team win this game. We were not lucky, but we played with dignity. It is a pity to upset you with an unsuccessful result. Once again, all my and the whole team's thoughts and all our efforts are directed We are dedicated to the fact that we win, defeat every opponent. We are working and will continue to work for this every day, and the result will definitely come,» Herkus added.
