Petersburg “Zenith” and Moscow “Spartak” announced the compositions of the 26th week match of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
The match was held on May 7 in St. It will be played in St. Petersburg and will start at 18:00 Moscow time.
“Zenit”: Kerzhakov, Karavaev, Douglas Santos, Rodrigao, Renan, Kuzyaev, Mostovoy, Barrios, Claudinho, Malcolm, Cassierra.
Do not hesitate: Vasyutin, Odoevsky, Chistyakov, Krugovoi, Adamov, Alip, Erokhin, Sutormin, Bakaev, Wendel, Mantuan, Sergeev.
“Spartacus”: Selikhov, Chernov, Tavares, Duarte, Zobnin, Zinkovsky, Denisov, Martins, Promes, Sobolev, Balde.
Do not hesitate: Maksimenko, Volkov, Jikia, Maslov, Klassen, Rybus, Ignatov, Khlusevich, Prutsev, Zorin, Musa, Nicholson.
If Sergei Semak’s team beats the red-whites, the Petersburgers will become the champions of the 2022/23 RPL season ahead of schedule. If CSKA can’t beat Orenburg at home, a draw will be enough for the blue-white-navy blue team to win the gold medal.
Sergei Semak’s wards are leading in the RPL ranking with 61 points. Guillermo Abascal’s team is in third place (49). The second is Rostov (50), who lost to Voronezh Fakel on May 6 in the framework of the 26th round.
Former President of the Russian Premier League Alexander Alaev said On the decision to postpone the award of the Zenit gold medals in case of an early championship at the end of the match with Spartak.