In the fourth round of the Russian Premier League, Lokomotiv hosted Spartak at home. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the match, Lokomotiv triumphed with a score of 4:2. The team's midfielder Aleksey Batrakov scored three goals, becoming the author of a hat-trick.
After this derby match, former Krasnodar striker Fyodor Smolov shared his impressions. He rated the derby highly on his social media page, stating, "Derby, worthy of respect.
It was a very strong game." Following this victory, Lokomotiv has collected a total of 12 points, continuing to lead the standings of the Russian championship.
Spartak, on the other hand, is in 11th place in the Premier League table with four points. Thus, while Lokomotiv has started the season successfully, the results are not as desired for Spartak so far.
The game was followed with great interest by football fans and experts.
