Former defender of St. Petersburg Zenith, Fernando Meira, said that despite the situation in the world, he still sees Russia as a good country.
“Russia is still a good country. I don’t know this like no one else, because I played in St. Petersburg for three years. Moscow is also a beautiful city.
In an athlete’s career, the best memories are always associated with the trophies won, the games that brought you to these titles. My victories in the Russian championship, in the country Cup, are the special moments that I have at Zenit, ”says Meira. Metaratings.ru.
Recall that the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participation in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Except for Zenit, Russian clubs did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. Petersburgers stumbled in the 1/16 finals stage of the Europa League, losing to the Spaniard “Betis” with a total of 2:3. Spartak had to play in the playoffs with RB Leipzig thanks to the group stage win.
Guillermo Abascal, former coach of Spartak Moscow declarationHe said his team could beat Lokomotiv by a larger margin in the first match of the Russian Cup quarter-finals.