Spartak recover from 2–1 down to beat Rodina in Russian Cup

Spartak Moscow defeated Rodina 4–2 in the fourth round of the Russian Cup's RPL Path group stage on October 15, with Mirlind Daku scoring twice.

At Arena Khimki, Marquinhos opened the scoring in the 25th minute, converting the rebound after Ezequiel Barco's penalty was saved. Rodina turned the match around with goals a minute apart: Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov scored in the 40th minute and German Onugkha in the 41st.

Daku equalized in the 48th minute and restored Spartak's lead in the 64th. Manfred Ugalde converted a penalty in the eighth minute of stoppage time to complete the scoring.

After four rounds, Spartak have ten points, followed by Orenburg with seven, Rubin with four and Rodina with three.

On October 28, Spartak will host Rubin while Rodina visit Orenburg.