MOSCOW, August 15, Alexander Sergeev. Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) ) Vyacheslav Koloskov said that Moscow «Spartak» returned the intrigue in the Russian Premier League (RPL). «Spartak» (13 points) after five rounds takes first place in the RPL standings, ahead of the champion of the last four seasons «Zenith» (St. Petersburg) and «Rostov» (Rostov-on-Don) by two points. «I positively assess the work (head coach of Spartak Guillermo) Abascal in the starting segment. The team is in first place, showing a modern, fast and smart game. So far, he Abascal has brought the intrigue back to the Russian league I think that the current team is more aggressive than (Massimo) Carrera was. only «Spartak», but also CSKA imposed a fight on «Zenith» and the championship. Today, Spartak is a real competitor to Zenit, Koloskov said.
