Oleg Kononov became the new head coach of Spartak

The Board of Directors of FC Spartak Moscow appointed Oleg Kononov as the head coach of the team.

This was reported on the website of the organization. In 2017, Kononov headed Grozny's Akhmat. He spent the first half of the current season at Arsenal Tula. The agreement between Spartak and Kononov is calculated until the end of the next season with the possibility of revising the conditions based on the results of the current one. The team notes that the goals for the current season are getting into the Champions League and winning the Russian Cup.

Oleg Kononov said that his immediate plans are to meet with the coaches of the double and Spartak-2.

“We have a fairly even championship, nothing has been lost yet. We need to win every match... There is faith in success. Character too. Football players, I'm sure, are ready to develop. It remains only to realize the potential on the field, ”Kononov said.

And about. Spartak head coach Raul Riancho left the team. The club wished him success in his future career.

On October 22, Spartak fired Massimo Carrera from the position of head coach of the team. The club said in a statement that the results of last season were unsatisfactory, and "the results and the game of the team this season showed that there is no tendency for improvement."