Today in the morning our team landed in Vladivostok where it will play against Spartak-Primorye on the same day.
The list of participants of Far East trip misses J R Holden, Matjaz Smodis and Artem Zabelin who continue their rehabilitation after injuries. Taking into account the foreign players’ limit this means that coaches will use only 11 players against Spartak-Primorye, Enisey and Sibirtelecom-Lokomotiv.
Il-62M ‘Mikhail Gromov’ of Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations landed in Vladivostok when there was early morning in Moscow. The team’s schedule for the game day includes only rest hours, video session and no practices.
The host team will play against Russian champions in full strength – there are no injured players in Spartak’s roster.
Ettore Messina:
“It is never easy to play in Vladivostok. We need to be extremely ready and focused to win here. As for the rotation – we will decide before the game”.