Valery Gazzaev, former coach of the Russian national team, believes that Zenit are yet to achieve victory in the Russian Premier League (RPL), despite winning the match against Krasnodar “Sports Express”.
Zenit gained a small advantage in the standings – four points. However, there will be tough matches ahead. The space in the table is small. “Anyone can lose points,” Gazzaev said.
Krasnodar lost with a score of 1:2. Lucas Olasa put Krasnodar ahead in the 16th minute of the first half. Mateo Cassierra equalized the score right after the break, and with 26 minutes left in the match, Arthur brought the victory to Zenit with an accurate shot on Matvey Safonov’s goal. Already during stoppage time, Krasnodar player Vitor Tormena was sent off with a red card.
Zenit is in first place in the Russian Championship rankings with 47 points. Krasnodar is in second place with 43 points. Dinamo Moscow is in the top three. Marcel Lička’s team has 38 points.
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