The Russian Football Union (RFU) is considering the possibility of holding a retro match between Zenit and the Russian national team in 2008. It has been reported “RB Sports”.
The source emphasizes that the match is planned to coincide with the 15th anniversary of “Zenith”‘s victory in the UEFA Cup and the bronze medal victory of the national team in the European Championship. If such a match is played, St. Petersburg and not only the players who played in the teams 15 years ago, but also the Dutch coaches Dick Advocaat and Guus Hiddink will play. should be invited to participate.
In the 2007/08 UEFA Cup final, Zenit faced Scottish Rangers and won 2-0. Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov scored goals in the blue-white-blue team.
In the 2008 European Championship, the Russian team reached the semi-finals, beating the Dutch team sensationally 3:1 in the previous stage. Then, as part of the Russian team, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Dmitry Torbinsky and Andrey Arshavin scored. In the semi-finals, the wards of Guus Hiddink lost to the future champions of the Spaniards with a score of 0:3.
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