Overview
- Lokomotiv salvaged a point after conceding in the 42nd minute to the hosts.
- Montes made it 1-1 with a 67th‑minute header from an Aleksey Batrakov corner.
- The game was moved to Saransk's Mordovia Arena due to preparations at Akron's usual stadium.
- The result leaves Lokomotiv on 27 points in second place, two behind FC Krasnodar, according to local reports.
- Montes was booked in the 88th minute and is reported to miss the next league match against Zenit, while the performance could bolster his case for Mexico's November squad.