On Sunday, 2 March, Rostov will host Dinamo. This is the main poster on Sunday. At the same time, the status of the game has changed significantly in just a few days. Valeri Karpin's resignation is an unpleasant signal for the prospects of the southerners. In many ways, Dynamo were unfairly eliminated from the championship race - only four points to the first place.

The White Blues made two important transfers in the winter. Paraguayan Juan Caceres strengthened the flanks of the defence. A high-profile deal is the purchase of Rostov leader and captain Danila Glebov. The midfielder has been on the market for a long time. The Russian can become a key performer for Marcela Licka's system. An important event is the resolved issue with Bitello. The Brazilian returned to Russia after a scandal and a kind of strike. Bitello is one of the best midfielders in the championship. His loss would have definitely eliminated the Bilo-Syni from the gold medal race.

We should expect a breakthrough from Konstantin Tyukavin as well. The striker was one of the favourites in the scorer's race in the summer. The first part of the season was relatively unsuccessful: Tyukavin scored seven goals and had one assist, and there were many weak games in his performance.

Dynamo's roster is now one of the best in the RPL. The rumours about Marcel Licka's departure have not been confirmed. The coach will definitely work until the summer.

Rostov is one of the main mysteries. There is only negativity around the team. The loss of Valeri Karpin is a terrible blow to both short-term and long-term prospects. The candidacy of the new coach is also surprising. Rostov just appointed analyst Jonathan Alba. The 43-year-old specialist has no experience of independent coaching work at all.

Glebov's departure is an irretrievable loss. The new coaching staff will have to trust either young players or somehow insert players of limited level. For example, among the candidates for a place in the line-up are veteran Khoren Bayramyan and the long-departed Konstantin Kuchaev. Rostov risk to find themselves in a critical situation - the rebuilding is needed in game mode and with a new coach.

It's very likely that the odds on Dynamo will drop even more. The White Blues are still the favourites, but the line is priced above 2.00. The Muscovites will definitely play to win. Rostov will find it difficult to offer anything except emotions. At the same time, without Karpin, it is a completely different club. The coach still added passion and demanded to give a hundred per cent - now everything is different. We can see the game with the advantage of Dynamo. Last season the Muscovites won away with the score 2:1. Now a similar scenario is possible: effective football with the guests' advantage.