Writing with Lusa
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A group of Spartak Moscow fans showed support for Portuguese coach Rui Vitória after the 3-0 defeat by Sochi. The Portuguese waved to the fans and thanked him, at a time when speculation about the possible departure of the coach has increased. The management of the Russian club will meet in the coming days to discuss the team’s moment and the continuity of Rui Vitória will be discussed.
Spartak lost 3-0 at Sochi, in the closing meeting of the 18th round of the Russian League, with the formation of the capital, coached by Portuguese Rui Vitória, then in a modest ninth place.
The 36-year-old veteran Ecuadorian midfielder Christian Noboa (who was sent off on 65 minutes) opened the scoring in the first half, on 28 minutes, from the penalty spot, and despite the effort of the Muscovites in search of equality, the marker only he moved again at 89 (Popov) and at 90+7 (Yusupov, penalty), again for Sochi.
With their seventh defeat in 18 rounds, five more draws and six wins, Spartak Moscow is ranked ninth, with 23 points, while the hosts returned to good results, after three games without winning, and are third, with 31 points.
Zenit leads the Russian League with 38 points, closely followed by Dynamo Moscow, who have 36.
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