Moscow Lokomotiv announced the appointment to the post of head coach of the club Serb Marko Nikolic and after that announced that the contract with Yuri Semin would not be extended.

" [...] We wish Yuri Palych strength, health and prosperity! "

Semin led Lokomotiv four times: in 1986-1990, 1992-2005, 2009-2010 and 2016-2020. During this time he won three championships and six Cups of Russia, as well as a number of other trophies.

Yury Pavlovich is known to Ukrainian fans for working with Dynamo, from 2008 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2012. With Kiev, he won the Cup and the championship of Ukraine, and also reached the semifinals of the UEFA Cup.