MOSCOW, Mar 17 Injured Zenit players Ivan Sergeev and Wilmar Barrios should return to action in early April, after a pause for international matches, said the head coach of the St. Petersburg team, Sergei Semak.
Barrios was injured on March 12 in the match of the 19th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) against Khimki (3:2), he was replaced at the end of the first half. Sergeev last appeared on the field on March 4 in the match of the 18th round with Nizhny Novgorod (3:0).
“I think we will wait for them after the break for the international matches. Vanya may return to action a little earlier, Wilmar a little later, but after the break, the first or second round after the pause. I think by this time they should be ready,» the official website of Zenit quoted Semak as saying.
Before the break, Zenit should play the match of the 20th round of the RPL against CSKA, which will be held on March 19 in Moscow. And during the international break, the Blue-White-Blues have a friendly match against the Turkish Fenerbahce.
«I think that after the match in Moscow we will fly home, rest, after which we will have two days to prepare, and then we will fly to Turkey. After Turkey, we will also rest for two days and begin to prepare for match against «Ural», — said the coach.