St. Petersburg Zenit player Maxim Glushenkov will undergo surgery due to a hand injury he suffered in the match of the 5th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) against Khimki near Moscow, the press service of the St. Petersburg team reported. Telegram.
“The footballer will undergo surgery soon. The club will also inform you about the timing of the restoration,” the message reads.
Glushenkov joined Zenit from Lokomotiv in June 2024. The player played four matches in the RPL before the match against Khimki, scoring seven goals and making one assist in those matches.
The meeting ended with a score of 1:1.
Edgardo Fariña opened the scoring for the Moscow region team, with Andrei Mostovoy equalising with two minutes left in regulation time.
In the Russian Championship standings, Zenit is in first place with 13 points. The Moscow Region team is in ninth place with five points.
In the next round, Sergei Semak’s team will face Spartak Moscow. The meeting will take place on August 24. The teams will take to the field at 17:30 Moscow time.
Previously Sergey Semak He criticized the referee After the match between Zenit and Khimki.