St. PETERSBURG, May 3, Sergey Yaremenko. Brazilian midfielders of St. Petersburg » Zenit Malcom and Claudinho are not going to leave the club at the moment due to the decision of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to exclude Russian teams from the European competition in the 2022/23 season, said the agent of the players, Luis Fernando Garcia. On Monday, the UEFA executive committee decided not to allow Russian football clubs to qualify for European competitions in the 2022/23 season, and the Russian national team to play in the League of Nations. Zenit became the champion of Russia ahead of schedule. The team was supposed to get a direct ticket to the group stage of the Champions League.
