Kokorin scored from the penalty spot for Aris in the Europa League match with Sparta
Russian Aris striker Alexander Kokorin scored the first goal after returning to the Cypriot team. This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The forward scored in the 11th minute from the penalty spot in the first round game of the Europa League group stage against Sparta Prague. At the time of publication of the news, the match is in its 33rd minute, the Czechs are leading with a score of 2:1 thanks to Ladislav Krejci’s double, which he scored after the Russian’s goal.
On September 8, Kokorin spoke about the difficulties of playing in the Italian Fiorentina. The footballer noted that the club’s opinion about him had changed, but he did not receive playing time.
Kokorin moved to Fiorentina in January 2021 from Spartak Moscow. The striker spent the previous season on loan at Cypriot Aris, becoming the winner of the national championship. On September 5, it became known that Aris again took Kokorin on an annual lease from the Italian club.
Source: Lenta
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