Italian-Russian conductor and pianist St. Petersburg Zenit supporter Fabio Mastrangelo called for not mixing sports with politics after Dynamo Kiev’s statement criticizing Turkish Fenerbahce for participating in the friendly match played against the blue-white-blues. transmits TASS.
“The involvement of culture, music and sports in politics is nonsense. It shouldn’t be. They no longer know what to say – they try to find problems in everything, ”said Mastrangelo.
The main time of the match played in St. Petersburg ended 0-0. Penalty shootout ended 4-3. The decisive goal was scored by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
After the results of the Russian Premier League (RPL) 2022/2023 season, Zenit became the champion for the fifth consecutive season. The team from the Neva coast scored 80 points. While Moscow CSKA took the second place, the capital city Spartak closed in the top three.
On July 15, Zenit will open the new season with a match against CSKA for the Russian Super Cup. The meeting will be held in Kazan.
Previous commentator Vasily Utkin with irony reacted Zenit-Fenerbahce match result.