Zenit and former midfielder of the Russian national team Roman Shirokov evaluated the condition of the turf of the Trud stadium named after Lev Yashin in Ulyanovsk, where the local Volga will host the local Volga in the quarter-final match of the Road of Regions. Russian Cup. According to the famous football player, the condition of the field is satisfactory.
“How’s the field? Normal. Not bad for February. And if you consider that it snows all night here, then it’s usually perfect. It’s okay for the masters. It’s a really normal field,” said Shirokov for the Telegram channel of the Cup of Russia.
Zenit finished third in the group stage of the Russian Cup and therefore continued to play in the Way of Regions tournament. The match with “Volga” will be the first for the wards of Sergei Semak at this stage. Note that Brazilians Claudinho and Malcolm, who obtained Russian citizenship, cannot help Zenit. According to the Russian Cup press service, Claudinho did not fly with the team to Ulyanovsk. And Malcolm, like Wilmar Barrios and Rodrigao, is serving a six-game suspension for fighting with Spartak players in the final game of the group stage.
The match between Volga and Zenit will start at 14:30 Moscow time. Competitors will be judged by Alexei Sukhoi.
formerly known as Claudinho spoke On obtaining Russian citizenship.