Mostovoy: Leaving Orenburg in the RPL is the wrong decision

Football expert Aleksandr Mostovoy expressed his opinion in an exclusive interview regarding the decision of the Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union to accept "Orenburg" into the RPL. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

The Executive Committee accepted "Orenburg" into the RPL, while "Ural" was deprived of this opportunity. What do you think about this decision?

Yesterday it became known that "Torpedo" was expelled, and today a new decision was made in favor of "Orenburg." Right now I am in Yekaterinburg, so it is difficult to give a clear opinion.

What do you say about the possibility of a direct match between "Orenburg" and "Ural" being fairer? The real problem is that it was necessary to adhere to sports principles, not just who was relegated or who was promoted.

"Orenburg" is a team that was relegated on sporting grounds. If they are kept in the RPL, this decision is not understandable to me.

Shouldn't "Ural" take the place of "Torpedo"? Because two clubs in the FNL could not be promoted for various reasons, while "Orenburg" was relegated based on sporting principles.

I think so too. If the sports principle is followed, "Ural" should have entered the RPL, not the relegated team.

No one has hindered "Orenburg" from showing better results. At the very least, a direct match should have been held.

What will be the future of "Torpedo," which was accepted into the FNL? There is currently no clear information on this.

Everything happened very quickly. "Khimki" also fought to stay in the RPL, but then the team was disbanded.

We do not know the internal situation regarding "Torpedo," the situation is unclear. Interview author: Yelena Grigorievskaya