The Torpedo Moscow Courier
Match15 Aug 2026
A 2-goal lead gone for Torpedo Moscow
It is a specific kind of quiet, a ground watching a winning position dissolve. Arsenal Tula kept coming because nothing stopped them, and Torpedo Moscow will be asked about the last half hour all week.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Both of them Vladislav Shitov's — 8.42
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.42, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Mario Ćurić in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Torpedo Moscow this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ilja Berkovskiy
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match15 Aug 2026
Arsenal Tula take the points off Torpedo Moscow
Beaten 2‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Torpedo Moscow beat the market to Artem Ntumba from Metallurg
Metallurg will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Artem Ntumba has pre-agreed a move to Torpedo Moscow, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Torpedo Moscow supporters have found a favourite in Vladislav Shitov
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Vladislav Shitov has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Daniil Utkin
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Vladislav Shitov is off the mark for Torpedo Moscow
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
In brief
- Market Torpedo Moscow bring in an old head
- Squad Mario Ćurić left out for tactical reasons at Torpedo Moscow
- Player ratings Off the pace: Mario Ćurić