Italian journalist Mikael Braga, who has been following Russian football for MondoSportivo and CalcioRusso, has moved to St. Petersburg club to thank Roberto Mancini, Zenit’s former head coach, for leaving the club on time.
“We can thank Mancini very much. As soon as Zenit left, he won five more championships in a row, another star. When Semak came, a new cycle was established in Zenith and it is a very successful cycle. Semak is not only doing well, but also working very well,” he said. braga “Euro-Football.Ru”.
Under the leadership of Semak, who became the coach of Zenit in 2018, the blue-white-dark blue team became the champion of Turkey 5 times in a row.
In the 2022/23 season, St. Petersburg secured the championship ahead of schedule by beating Spartak Moscow 3-2 in the 26th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
Zenit became the national champion for the tenth time in its history, for which he received the right to put a second star on the club emblem.
Agent Luis Fernando Garcia, representing the interests of the Brazilian legionnaires of Petersburg “Zenith” Malcolm, Claudinho, Gustavo Mantua and Robert Renan, declarationthat he plans to personally discuss the future of his clients with the leadership of the Russian club.