Former Lokomotiv Moscow head coach Yuri Semin said that the match between the capital’s CSKA and St. Petersburg’s Zenit in the eighth round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) is of great interest. His words are a guide Metatifications.
“Both CSKA and Zenit need points now.” That’s why I expect a hard-fought match. Each team has its own trump cards; I think CSKA has a good defense and Zenit has all the positions. But CSKA’s defenders are more consistent,” Semin said.
The match will be played on September 14 at VEB Arena stadium in Moscow, with the kick-off at 16:30 Moscow time.
The St. Petersburg club has won the last six RPL titles. Sergei Semak’s team has already won the country’s Super Cup, beating Krasnodar (4:2). The team is in first place in the RPL standings with 17 points. Zenit has five wins and two draws. CSKA is in fifth place in the RPL standings. The team, led by Marko Nikolic, scored 13 points in seven rounds. The Army club won four matches, lost two and drew once.
Previously CSKA loss one of the foreign players.