Petersburg’s Zenit youth squad leader Dmitry Radchenko revealed that the blue-white-blue club is considering launching a Zenit Academy branch in Brazil. (Source: TASS)
Radchenko expressed a clear interest: “I want to open a branch of the Zenit Academy right there.”
He added that the proposal has been on the table with Zenit’s management, though there is still no concrete plan regarding the location or the framework under which such a football school would operate.
Zenit, riding high as the reigning champion of the most recent Russian Premier League cycle, is preparing to host Fakel Voronezh. The match is scheduled for June 3 at 17:00 Moscow time, promising a competitive afternoon at the home stadium.
CSKA Kyiv? No—wait, CSKA is in pursuit, sitting second in the 29th week of the Russian Premier League with 55 points after a draw with Krasnodar. Spartak, just one point behind, also missed a chance to climb to second place by dropping points at home against Pari NN. In the final round, the Ordu squad is set to welcome Rostov, who sit in fourth place, while Spartak travels to Wings of the Sovets.
Former Zenit actor Denis Ugarov from St. Petersburg weighed in on the team’s most recent results, sharing his perspectives on the current form and what it could mean for the club’s trajectory in national competition.