Former Anji Makhachkala coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev believes that the management weighed everything before inviting former CSKA Moscow defender Mario Fernandez to the team. Vprognoze.ru.
“Mario Fernandez is a good football player who does his job professionally. I think that his invitation to Zenit was not accidental, everything was weighed there. For Zenit, this is a good player,” said Gadzhiev.
From 2012 to 2022, Fernandez played for CSKA. As part of the red-blues, the defender became the Russian champion three times, won the Russian Super Cup three times and the Russian Cup once.
Fernandez made his debut as part of the Russian national team at the 2018 World Cup and failed to score the decisive penalty goal in the post-match series in the quarterfinals against the Croatian national team.
In the 2022/23 season, Zenit became the champion of Russia for the fifth time in a row, collecting 70 points in 30 games. The team will play against CSKA Moscow on July 15 for the Russian Super Cup. The fight will begin at 17:00 Moscow time.
Formerly Mario Fernandez reached Petersburg will sign a contract with Zenit.