As Barinov, Miranchuk and Zhivoglyadov were all out injured, Lokomotiv had to change the squad for the match against Akhmat. Magkeev took a place in the midfield, Kamano made his first start for the team, Lysov was brought in to the left back position. His last appearance was last summer.
Akhmat is one of the most convenient rivals for Lokomotiv. They have won 17 out of 28 matches against Akhmat, and did not suffer a single defeat in 13 matches at home. However, Andrei Talalaev's Akhmat...