Former Sparatka and CSKA football player Valery Masalitin played for the red-whites against St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League (RPL) Russian Cup semi-final. Petersburg shared his expectations for the match against Zenit. In his statement to socialbites.ca, the expert noted that the tournament is of great importance for both teams.
“The Cup is important for everyone, no one can give it up. Show me a team that will refuse. The Cup is already approaching, so Spartak and Zenit will play for the result. But maybe there will also be players with little game experience,” Masalitin admitted.
The first match between Spartak and Zenit will be played in Moscow on Wednesday, April 3 and will start at 20.30 Moscow time. The rematch will take place on April 17 in St. It will be played in St. Petersburg. At the previous stage of the tournament, Muscovites eliminated Orenburg, and the blue-white-blue defeated Dynamo.
Zenit is the leader in the RPL rankings with 41 points after 21 weeks. Spartak is in sixth place with 32 points. While the red-whites lost 1:3 to the last champion of Russia in the first round, the second round match ended in a 0-0 draw.
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