Neither for St. Petersburg Zenit, nor for Moscow Spartak, the result of the semi-final of the RPL FONBET Russian Cup Way is of great importance, since the losing team will continue to to fight for the trophy through the Regions Path, the former Rouge et Blanc midfielder told Alexander Mostovoy .
The return match of the ½ final of the RPL Way will take place on Wednesday in Saint Petersburg. The first match ended with a victory for Sergei Semak’s team with a score of 2:1. This match will be the first for the “red-whites” after the resignation of head coach Guillermo Abascal; the team is preparing for the match with the “blue-white-blue” of Vladimir Sliskovich.
— Abaskal’s resignation will not affect Spartak at all in the match against Zenit. I don’t think a surge is expected here. We should already forget Abascal. The team will prepare and play calmly. It should also be remembered that the cup match with Zenit will by no means be decisive for Spartak. The current format means that a team at this stage will not be relegated if they lose. Well, if they lose in this match, they will end up in the Path of Regions and end up playing in the final (laughs).
Will the composition of Spartak change compared to the last championship match? Quite possible. When you don’t break down, you can do whatever you want, you can experiment. I wouldn’t be surprised if three or four people from this team don’t make it tomorrow. Georgi Djikia? If he is healthy, he could come out.
It is difficult to predict the outcome of Cup matches. Zenit has an advantage before this match, as well as before the first. The match can end one way or another. Spartak and Zenit can win. Who cares? Nobody flies away. So the result will not matter much for the teams,” Mostovoy told .
Watch the live broadcast of the Zenit – Spartak match on April 17 from 19:00 on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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