Injuries to key players are a serious loss for Zenit ahead of the 6th round match of the Russian Premier League (RPL) against Spartak. In a comment made to the portal on this subject vprognoze.ru – said Maxim Demenko, former football player of the red-white and St. Petersburg team.
“Wendel, as well as Glushenkov, will not play with Spartak. Pedro will most likely miss this meeting. In any case, this is a loss for the residents of St. Petersburg. These players play a vital role in the team.
“It is difficult to say whether Spartak will take advantage of the opponent’s problems. But of course it would be more interesting to look at the fight between these teams in the most suitable compositions,” Demenko said.
In the 5th round, Spartak defeated Fakel 3-0 at home, while Zenit drew 1-1 away with Khimki. In this match, blue-white-navy attacking midfielder Maxim Glushenkov was injured – the ball hit his hand and the player was later diagnosed with a fracture. He underwent surgery and will be out indefinitely; he will miss the match against Spartak. Also, Brazilian Zenit midfielder Wendel will not be able to play against Muscovites due to injury.
Zenit leads the RPL standings with 13 points from five rounds, while Spartak is three points behind in fourth place. The head-to-head clash between these teams will take place on Saturday, August 24 in St. Petersburg, starting at 17:30 Moscow time. The opponents will be judged by Vitaly Meshkov.
It was previously known that it was the headquarters of the Russian national team. will accept A decision regarding Glushenkov will be made next week.
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Source: Gazeta
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