In the first leg, Spartak defeated Rubin Kazan (4:1) with a devastating score. The ‘rojiblancos’ put on a real goalscoring spectacle and gave us sensations: the protagonist of the scandalous transition, Jesús Medina, scored a goal. The general director of the Moscow club, Oleg Malyshev, shared his emotions from the game, and also spoke about the club’s plans for the rest of the transfer window.
– What are your emotions, impressions of today’s match? How satisfied are the teams?
– I am very happy with the victory, the way the guys played. It seems to me that there are many things that can be distinguished: both Sasha Sobolev’s assists, and Medina’s goal on the second touch, and the substitutions worked. At the end of the first part there was a controversial episode.
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– The referee signaled a free kick after which they scored. Do you agree with the decision?
– It is necessary to draw with experts. I personally did not understand why a sanction was given, which ultimately led to a year in our doors. We’ll find out.
– Do you now understand the rules of arbitration in Russian football?
– Some rules, of course, I understand. But there are points that really require clarification – the same points are judged differently. From game to game I want to understand better.
– Colleagues wrote that the deal for Oleg Ryabchuk was closed. Can you comment?
We haven’t announced yet. In fact, there is a possibility in this deal, but we are not commenting at this time.
– Are there more reinforcements planned?
– We’ll see. I said last time that there is no task to recruit a certain number of players. There is a task to find the strengthening if possible. If you look at the moment, we basically already have a good team.
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– Does the club plan to submit a request to the ESC about the episode with Litvinov?
– I do not rule. Not because we have claims against the judge. I just want to analyze the episode in more detail and interpret it correctly.
– “Spartak” in the first place. You are happy? Only the third round, the team is already in the lead.
It’s too early to guess and comment on the table. There is still a whole season ahead, many games. You have to look from game to game. It’s too early to wear crowns.
– Information appeared yesterday: LUKOIL became a sponsor of Haiduk.
– Yes, to be honest, this situation is not directly related to us. You have to ask LUKOIL for a comment. Let’s see if we can benefit from this cooperation.
– At the same time, there was information that Spartak was considering the option of acquiring a farm club in Europe.
– Not anymore. I have said several times that before signing agreements and contracts, I do not comment on anything.
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– Zorin went to Minsk. There was information that Khimki was interested in Melyoshin. Is the option of Meleshin also going on loan to train being considered? Does Zorin’s contract include the possibility of his redemption?
– No, there are no redemptions. In fact, it was rented. We hope you get enough game practice and gain experience for passing goals. There is no such information about Meleshin, he is a player of the main team. The ransom is not on the list.
– Medina’s debut. How do you rate the start?
– Instant goal. You have to look in the history of Spartak to see if there was such a thing that someone scored faster. He played very well.
