St. PETERSBURG, July 7, Sergey Yaremenko. Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder » Daler Kuzyaev said that he could understand the dissatisfaction of the Moscow «Spartak» because of the decision of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to hold the match for the Russian Super Cup in St. Petersburg at the stadium «blue-white-blue». The match for the Super Cup will be held in St. Petersburg July 9th «Zenith» is the current owner of the trophy and the champion of Russia, «Spartak» last season won the Cup of the country for the first time since 2003. «The Super Cup for me is a full-fledged trophy, especially with such an opponent as Spartak.» «I'm waiting for a spectacular match. The place of the match is the decision of the RFU, which we all must respect. So, there were good reasons. And I'm glad that the Super Cup will be held in St. Petersburg, I can understand,” Kuzyaev said at a press conference. In October 2021, Zenit defeated Spartak in his field with a score of 7: 1. “I think that Spartak will take into account the mistakes of the last game in St. Petersburg. I can’t say how the match will end. The main thing is that we win, and the score is secondary,» the player added.
