Lokomotiv edged out FK Rostov in a close win on Sunday, 1x0, in a game relating to mathweek 25. Before this matchday, Yuriy Semin's team came from a defeat, and Valery Karpin's team came from a defeat.
The first-half ended without any goals.
After the break, Jefferson Farfán scored the winning goal for Lokomotiv, laid on by Vladislav Ignatyev.
After the result Lokomotiv are 1st in the table, with 53 points, while FK Rostov sit 13th place, with 27 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Moskva's team will play away against Dynamo Moskva, while Rostov-na-Donu's team will play at home against SKA-Energia.