Spartak Moscow drops Victor Moses from squad to face Benfica due to injury

Spartak Moscow coach Rui Vitoria has said the latest signee, Victor Moses will not feature in the team's Champions League third-round qualifiers against Benfica on Tuesday due to injury.

This was confirmed in the news conference on Monday, August 9.

Since joining Spartak from Inter Milan, Victor Moses has been in fine form but will seat out the most important games for the club this season.

Spartak Moscow will hope to turn the tie around after losing their first match at home.

Rui Vitoria said his side will be lacking experience players, in the absence of Victor Moses in a chat with the media.

“Yes, our players may lack experience at this level. In addition, we did not bring Moses and Promes here, who are injured.

“Melkadze and Maslov are also absent. But we have a plan for tomorrow. I hope it helps us fix the mistakes and turn the situation around. ” he said.