Petersburg “Zenith”, defeating Ulyanovsk “Volga”, reached the second stage of the Cup of Russia “Road of Regions”.
The match played in Ulyanovsk on 25 February ended 3:0 in favor of the blue-whites.
Zelimkhan Bakaev (32nd minute), Matteo Cassierra (78th and 90+2) scored goals for the defending champion of Russia.
“socialbites.ca” spent text online broadcast of the game.
Zenit’s next round opponent will be one of the teams that lost to the quarter-finals of the Russian Premier League (RPL). The draw for the second stage of the Regions Road quarterfinals will take place next week.
Zenit is the leader of the Russian Premier League. In the first half of the season, Sergei Semak’s team suffered only one defeat and collected 42 points. In second place is occupied by Moscow “Spartak” (36), in third – “Rostov” (35).
Earlier, Travis Tigert, head of the US Anti-Doping Administration (USADA), was critical. spoke About the involvement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in the case against Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.