St. Petersburg Zenit lost to Qatar’s Al-Rayyan in the friendly match.
The meeting ended with a score of 2:4.
Alexander Kovalenko and Ivan Sergeev scored for Zenit. Blue-white-blue player Alexey Sutormin received a red card in the 87th minute. This defeat was the first defeat for Sergei Semak’s team in 2024.
On February 9, Zenit became the winners of the Equality Cup held in Qatar. Brazil’s Santos lost their mathematical chance of getting past Sergei Semak’s men, only defeating Qatar’s Al-Duhail in a penalty shoot-out. With this victory, Santos received two points.
Zenit currently has 6 points. Chinese Shanghai Shenhua has the same number, which is inferior to Zenit in additional indicators. Santos has 2 points and Al-Duhail has 1 point.
Zenit will face Santos in the final match of the tournament. The match will be played on February 13.
Zenit is in second place in the Russian Premier League (RPL) rankings with 36 points. The blue-white-blues are two points behind Krasnodar.
CSKA had trouble before first defeat out of season.