20 th round: chasing the "Spartacus" ...

With the advent of "Spartacus" Stanislaw Cherchesova, red and white "team went into a solid lead over closest pursuers. Five wins and one draw in the last six rounds allow them to outpace its main competitors, Zenit, CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv. Until the end of the championship, will spend another eleven matches, and maybe things can change, but CSKA is currently lagging behind at 9, "Zenith" at 5, and Lokomotiv Moscow - on 12 points. In the back, an ambitious club Spartak breathes Leonid Slutsky "FC Moskva", but on this tour he will have the most difficult match against CSKA.

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However, stable game in our league, yet shows none of the leaders. So before last round of the FC Moscow was sensationally defeated in Krasnodar (4:1). And in third place in the standings Dynamo found this week a new anti-record, losing with a score of 3:9 in the Cup of Russia. A few days earlier "blue-white" in a beautiful style won its future abusers of 4:2.

The tour will take place on Saturday and Sunday, and will consist of 8 meetings. In St. Petersburg, the local "Zenit" takes the storm authority, Vladivostok Luch-Energia. As was seen in fights with Spartak, CSKA and Lokomotiv, "Ray" is able to defend well and play very badly in the attack. Not without reason this team in three of those matches scored 8 and conceded only one goal. However, if Zenit wants to fight for the championship, then in his field he must have to win.

Victory over the "Zenith" has become for Dynamo Moscow 200 th in the Russian league. But for the anniversary had to pay the crushing Cup defeat. In the 20 th round with blue and white is a little chance to make amends, and beat around Moscow Khimki.

In this round, Samara Soviet Wings take the championship leader Spartacus. The game will certainly be hard, and guests will be very difficult. Especially due to injuries and suspensions in defensive Muscovites will not Zheder, Yiranek, Shtrantsl and Kudryashov. Maybe in this game the first time we see a freshman "red and white" Brazilian Welliton.

Central match CSKA - FC Moscow will be held in the capital. Army men in the game with the citizens have no right to misfire, another lost point and catch up with "Spartacus" will be almost impossible. Wards Slutsky, confirm their ambitions are not just a game, but buying one of the most gifted players of Argentina, midfielder Morales.

Lokomotiv played enough with plenty of giants of European football, takes Spartak Nalchik. The game recently at nalchan not glued, so the victory of railwaymen no surprise. In Tomsk, will match "Tom" - "Amkar". More recently, these clubs fought in the first division, but now they have other goals. Face to face meeting of these clubs are traditionally a fundamental nature.

In two meetings of the 20 th round, will play "Kuban" - "growth" and "Ruby" - "Saturn". The hosts alternate bright matches with a failure, but in his field, simply must win.

Alex Vitvitskiy

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