Moscow “Spartak” took third place at the end of the season in the RPL
Spartak lost to Samara Krylya Sovetov in the final round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) and took third place in the championship in the 2022/2023 season. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting was held in Samara and ended with the score 1:0. Benjamin Garre scored a goal in the 55th minute. At the end of the first half, the defender of the red-and-white Giorgi Jikia, who is on the bench, received two yellow cards. He ran onto the field, expressing disagreement with the decision of referee Alexei Amelin to issue a warning to a teammate, and then continued to argue with the referee. The removal did not affect the number of players on the field. After that, the fans threw a bottle at the reserve referee Jan Bobrovsky.
In a parallel match, Pari Nizhny Novgorod beat Khimki 2-0, while Zenit defeated Fakel 1-0. In the confrontation between Akhmat and Krasnodar, it was not possible to identify the winner. The confrontation ended with the score 2:2.
The top three RPL winners at the end of the 2022/2023 season included Zenit, CSKA and Spartak. Blue-white-blue secured the championship ahead of schedule in the 26th round. The players of CSKA secured the second place thanks to the victory over Rostov in the final round.
Khimki and Torpedo were eliminated from the elite division, finishing 15th and 16th respectively in the standings. Pari Nizhny Novgorod and Fakel will compete for places in the league in the play-offs.
Source: Lenta
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