Football club “Sochi” has commented on the incident that occurred after the game with the team “Spartak”. The statement was published on the Sochi website.
According to the hosts of the match, the captain Soslan Dzhanaev approached the head coach of Spartak Domenico Tedesco to thank him for the game, but he faced “excessive emotional reaction” from the Muscovites' mentor. “We consider this behavior unsportsmanlike, the place for emotions is on the field,” the club said, thanking the fans of the capital team for their respectful attitude towards the opponent.
The game took place on Saturday, December 12, and ended with a score of 1: 0 in favor of Sochi. At the end of the meeting, Sochi midfielder Joazinho hit Spartak's assistant coach Andreas Hinkel.
Spartak has 35 points and is in second place in the standings. The Sochi team scored 30 points and is in fifth position.
