Former Russian national team player and currently Ramensky Saturn coach Roman Shirokov expressed the opinion that Mario Fernandez, who transferred from CSKA to Zenit, is not a traitor to the Moscow club. Shirokov quotes “RB Sport”.
“Moved and moved. Betrayal to CSKA? You create idols for yourself, you want him to do as you see him, and then you are disappointed. But for a foreigner such a transition is real, for them only money is important – this is a priority. There is no such thing as betrayal,” said Shirokov.
On July 7, Zenit introduced Mario Fernandez as a team player. The parties signed a contract according to the 1+1 system.
Before the last game of CSKA in the 2021/22 season, it was learned that the 31-year-old former defender of the Russian national team, Fernandez, decided to take a career break indefinitely. At the beginning of 2023, he transferred to Brazil Internacional as part of a “gentleman’s agreement” with the army team.
After five rounds in the new season of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Sergei Semak’s wards scored 10 points.
Former CSKA and former midfielder of the Russian national team Alan Dzagoev declarationHe said it would make more sense to see Mario Fernandez in the Moscow team, not in Zenit.