Forward “Krasnodar” Cordoba set a record for the speed of reaching 70 goals in the RPL

Forward of “Krasnodar” John Cordoba set a record of the Russian Premier League for the speed of reaching the mark of 70 goals. The forward scored a double in the match with CSKA and brought the number of his goals in the Russian championship to 70.

Cordoba needed 128 games to score so many goals. The previous record belonged to former Rotor striker Oleg Veretennikov: he reached this mark in 131 games. The third place is occupied by former CSKA forward Wagner Love, who scored 70 goals in 133 matches.

The next game in the RPL Krasnodar will be held on November 22 in Moscow against Dynamo. And on November 25, the team will meet with Akhmat in Grozny as part of the Cup of Russia.

After 14 rounds of the championship of Russia, Krasnodar takes fourth place, gaining 26 points. Leading “Zenit” with 31 points, the same amount of Moscow “Dynamo”, located on the second line. The third is Spartak with 29 points.

Earlier, we talked about how Krasnodar beat CSKA 4-2 and interrupted a series of seven matches without victories. John Cordoba's double helped the bulls rise to third place in the RPL standings after 14 rounds.