The “Match TV” commentator told how Lukaku was surprised by Russian cuisine at the Voronezh stadium

“” commentator Dmitry Shnyakin said that the national team striker Belgium Romelu Lukaku after a friendly match with the team Russia I was very surprised by the hospitality at the Central Trade Union Stadium in Voronezh.

The meeting, held in Voronezh in 2010, ended in victory for the Belgians with the score 2:0. On Sunday, Shnyakin worked in the WORLD RPL Matchday 9 game between Fakel and Lokomotiv Moscow, in which the Voronezh team won the first victory of the season (2: 0).

— No, it’s not my first time in Voronezh. The first time was here in 2010, when the Belgian team came to play with Russia: Vasin was signed, Akinfeev played quite well and Lukaku scored two goals. The story (about Voronezh) is that in the same stadium, in the same mixed zone, I was standing, waiting (for the players). It really turns out Lukaku and is simply stunned: in the mixed zone there are tables with pickles, jams, just Russian cuisine! Lukaku had never seen anything like this in his life: he had eaten some kind of mushroom, then eaten something else. Of course, everyone was surprised by the entourage, Shnyakin said in a conversation with a correspondent.

— Do you like the atmosphere of the city?

– All is well. It’s purely Moscow with a touch of St. Petersburg architecture, a very nice city and fans. Yesterday we met a Lokomotiv fan who has lived here all his life. He’s been with Loko since he was 10 years old and, in fact, he’s been waiting 21 years for Lokomotiv to come to Voronezh.

– Have you assessed the support of the fans at the stadium?

– Everything is great! Clearly there were such classic or old-school support options. It would be cool if there were more ultras, to make it quite loud. But in general it was quite noisy.

Arseny Israilov