MOSCOW, Aug 1, Andrey Mikhailov. football is the same for all clubs, said the president of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Alexander Alaev.
Earlier, Moscow «Spartak» appealed to the Russian Football Union about the density of the team's calendar. On July 31, the “red-whites” in Moscow in the match of the second round of the RPL beat the Kaliningrad “Baltika” (2: 1). On August 5 and 11, Spartak players will play away in the national championship with Rubin Kazan and Ural Yekaterinburg, and on August 8, Nizhny Novgorod will play at home in the Russian Cup.
“There are working moments, each club has different situations, different restrictions, and all clubs always have some wishes. We always listen to all these wishes and, if there is an opportunity to meet halfway, we will always go. But, unfortunately, this is not always possible, so Spartak is no different from other clubs here. There are wishes on the day when to play, on time and other wishes,» Alaev said.
Russian Premier League (RPL)July 31, 2023 • Start at 19:30End
Spartak MoscowRussia2 : 1
BaltikaRussia
43' • Theo Bongonda (Quincy Promes)
84' • Quincy Promes (Mikhail Ignatov)
90' • Angelo Henriquez (Maxim Kuzmin)
“There were wishes (from Spartak), there was a discussion after the (approval) of the calendar, as with all other clubs. Let's close the topic of the calendar already! Calendar normal, working and the same for everyone,» the president of the RPL added, answering the question of whether Spartak expressed dissatisfaction with the calendar before it was approved.
After two rounds «Spartak» with six points takes the second place in the standings of the championship of Russia, yielding to the first «Krasnodar» in additional indicators. In the Russian Cup, the «red-whites» with three points after one round of the group stage of the RPL path take first place, ahead of Nizhny Novgorod (2 points), Dynamo Moscow (1) and Krasnodar (0).