Juran: Spring RPL Season Just Began – Whats Up with Fatigue? How Many Matches Are the English Playing?

Russian coach Sergei Yuran believes that the matches of the Fonbet Russian Cup held mid-week should not impact the performances of the leaders in the 25th round of the Russian Premier League.

— Will the cup games during the week interfere with the contenders for the championship title?
— The spring segment has just resumed, so what fatigue can there be? Perhaps for teams with less depth in their roster, it might be a bit of a concern. However, if you look at the English leagues, they play numerous matches! The players are all the same — two legs, two arms, — Yuran told LiveSport.

The spring phase of the Russian Championship commenced on February 28 with a match from the 19th round of the RPL between Makhachkala’s Dynamo and Moscow’s Lokomotiv, which ended in a 1-1 draw. With six rounds remaining in the season, the current leader in the RPL title race is Krasnodar, who was eliminated from the Russian Cup, holding 52 points. The closest competitors are Zenit (50 points), Spartak, and CSKA (both with 47 points), who are still active in the Cup.