Former football player of Moscow “Spartak” Yuri Kovtun, St. Petersburg “Zenith” spoke about a large number of Brazilians, reports RT.
“Maybe local players don’t want to move to Zenit, realizing that sometimes they will have to sit on the bench. But they understand that today there is an opportunity for other RPL teams to enter the field. Kovtun said that there is such an opportunity even in clubs that set high goals for themselves.
On July 15, Zenit defeated CSKA Moscow in the Russian Super Cup match. Regular time ended with a score of 0:0. Penalty shootout ended 5-4. The decisive blow was delivered by Robert Renan.
Zenit has won the Super Bowl eight times. The club from the banks of the Neva won the cup for the fourth time in a row.
Zenit is the winner of the Russian Premier League (RPL) of the 2022/23 season. The team, led by Sergei Semak, won the championship ahead of schedule in the 26th round of the national championship, winning the fifth championship in a row. In just 30 rounds, Zenit scored 70 points.
Former Zenith forward Andrey Mostovoy declarationThe club is now a Russian-speaking, not a Portuguese-speaking locker room.