On Sunday, a draw ceremony for the Russia Cup playoff match took place. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
16 teams from the Russian Premier League were divided into four groups, a procedure that has become customary in recent years. However, this draw process caused a significant uproar.
This is because the ceremony was not broadcast live and representatives of the teams were not invited to the event. This reduced the possibility of conducting the draw under supervision and raised doubts about the potential for it to be repeated several times theoretically. Information has emerged that several Premier League teams are ready to criticize the draw results.
The Moscow "Dynamo" team did not approve of this approach and expressed their discontent. In contrast, the Makhachkala "Dynamo" accepted the results.
The head of the Russian Football Union, Alexander Dyukov, emphasized that he was unaware that the draw was broadcast in written form. Currently, the reigning champion of the Russia Cup is the Moscow CSKA team. These circumstances have once again raised the demand for transparency and fairness in the organization of future competitions.
Discussions around this issue continue among football fans and officials. Zamin.uz will continue to closely monitor these events.
