Moscow Spartak General Manager Oleg Malyshev, St. Petersburg chairman of the board of Zenit Alexander Medvedev, St. St. Petersburg club reacted to Claudinho’s inappropriate gesture towards his player towards the red-whites. Sports24.
Malyshev said, “The best reaction to the video shot with Medvedev will come from our team on the field.”
On January 15, Zenit press service published a video on its YouTube channel from the first day of the team’s training camp in the UAE. Medvedev greeted each team player and showed an obscene gesture during the dialogue with Claudinho. He also explained with his words that this gesture was a reference to Spartak. The video was later removed from the club’s YouTube channel.
The teams will face each other in the 19th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL). The meeting will take place in early March.
After 18 rounds in the national championship, Sergei Semak’s team took third place in the standings, having collected 36 points. Spartak ranked fifth by collecting 30 points.
Previously Spartak player Roman Zobnin appreciated An inappropriate move by the president of Zenit Medvedev.