The national midfielder returned to play 90 minutes in Europe. His team has five consecutive victories and is momentarily leader of the Russian championship.
Víctor Felipe Méndez begins to consolidate in Russia. The EX Spanish union he added his second full game at CSKA Moscow, in a 4-1 thrashing of Krasnodar. Like last week, he positioned himself as a right midfielder and did a good job.
The one formed in the table of Santa Laura already adds three league starts. In two of them he played the 90 ‘, with the victory of his club in these matches. This time, they won with three penalty goals and a game. Jorge Carrascal, former River Plate, opened the account within half an hour of the match, from twelve steps. Then, just before the break, Fedor Chalov, attacking center of the red and blue cast, rose, also through a maximum penalty.
Starting in the second half, Ecuadorian winger Cristian Ramírez bowed out for the visit and scared CSKA. However, at 62′, another penalty cleared the board for Méndez’s side. This time Jesús Medina was responsible for loading the launch and he did not miss. The icing on the cake was put by Adolfo Gaich, in the first extra minute of the four given by the referee. A shot with the right leg, towards this same sector of the goal, launched from the center of the surface.
The Chilean midfielder was part of the line of four midfielders organized by coach Vladimir Fedotov. In front of the three defenders, Méndez is in line with the Serb Sasa Zdjelar. More open are the Brazilian Moisés and the Serbian Milan Gajic. National numbers were positive. He achieved 92% efficiency in his passes. Blue numbers in this statistic, as usual, contribute to the distribution of the game.
momentary rulers
With the victory, CSKA Moscow reaches 20 units and equals Zenit St. Petersburg in the table. However, the sky blue team has one game less. This Sunday, they must receive Orenburg, with the possibility of maintaining their advantage of three units over the team from the Russian capital.
After the game on Saturday, the Moscow team strategist highlighted his team’s performance. “We didn’t seem distracted after the break, but we conceded a goal. I want to say that this ball brought us back to life. We did not collapse, but on the contrary, we began to act very collected and did not allow the opponent to smell the blood. We quickly scored the third goal, then we defended well and confidently, taking advantage of the space in the opposition’s midfield,” he said in a press conference.
follow on Jock
Source: Latercera

I am Sandra Jackson, a journalist and content creator with extensive experience in the news industry. I have been working in the news media for over five years. During this time, I have worked as an author and editor at various outlets producing high-quality content that attracts readers from different demographics.