Renowned Russian commentator Konstantin Genich has shared his thoughts on the conflict between Pari NN goalkeeper Nikita Medvedev and the team’s supporters following the 29th round of the Russian Premier League, where the Nizhny Novgorod side lost 1:2 to CSKA Moscow. The incident is believed to have been sparked by banners displaying messages of support for the club’s former head coach, Alexei Shpilevsky.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod 1:2 CSKA Moscow
Goals: Lesovoy 44′ (1:0); Kozlov 89′ (1:1); Firov 90′ (1:2)
Red card: Lukyanov 90+3′
“Behind his goal, an elderly lady was holding a banner that read ‘Our Coach! We’re with you’ with Shpilevsky’s picture. He walked up to the advertising board and started venting. Those were just emotions. They liked the handsome, ambitious coach who had won something in Kazakhstan and Cyprus. Of course, only those who have lost such matches can understand the emotions Nikita showed. And those sitting online typing ‘That’s not nice, that’s ugly’… Well, listen folks, it’s emotions. He said the same thing in the mixed zone that he said right after the match near the advertising boards. So, it must have been simmering inside him for a long time. He saw that banner and just snapped—the lid blew off. It happens,” Genich said in a video on the Comment.Show YouTube channel.