Former A. Conte assistant will take over at Moscow's "Spartak" © Sportimage/PA Images

"Maskva Spartak's season in the Europa League is going well - the Russian team finished first in their group after the group stage and advanced directly to the quarterfinals. However, in the Russian Premier League, the situation for Moscow teams is slightly different. After 17 rounds, Spartak is just in 10th place with 23 points. The Moscow team's management has decided to change coaches. Journalist Fabrizio Romano reports that the new head coach of Spartak will be the Italian Paolo Vanoli. Paolo Vanoli - former assistant to Antonio Conte in the Italian national team, as well as in Chelsea and Inter. As a professional player, Vanoli played for teams such as Rangers, Fiorentina, Verona, Parma, and many other Italian clubs. The former defender also played twice for the Italian national team. Until now, Spartak was led by Portuguese Rui Vitoria, but the Moscow team's management was not satisfied with the results in the Russian championship."