Nizhny Novgorod Stadium has seen a lot of football masterpieces and just good goals in its lifetime. Luka Modric, Harry Kane, Antoine Griezmann scored here, and now Zenit player Claudinho has contributed to the memories of local fans. The Brazilian midfielder showed brilliant technique in the opponent’s penalty area and left opponents in the cold twice.

He left everyone and clearly put in the neighbor!

Masterpiece before break

In the game of the 13th round of the Russian Premier League, Pari NN hosted the leader of the season, Zenit. The Nizhny Novgorod team faced a difficult task – to try to inflict the first defeat on the opponent in the championship. However, the minimum plan – to take away points from the champion – was not an easy one. After a misfire in Voronezh (1:1 with Fakel), Sergei Semak’s team was clearly not going to distribute gifts.

From the first minutes, the guests took control of the game, and by the middle of the first half, the advantage of Zenit was reflected in the score on the scoreboard. The goal behind the authorship of Daler Kuzyaev in the first half was not the only one. Before the teams left for a break, Claudinho presented the football masterpiece to the fans.

Zenit’s attack developed from the left flank – Malcolm shared the ball with Andrey Mostov, who passed to Douglas Santos, who was running up to the corner flag. The high pitch of the Brazilian into the penalty area of ​​”Paris NN” reached the addressee, who turned out to be another South American – Claudinho.

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Olympic champion Tokyo, it would seem, was under close supervision of the Nizhny Novgorod defenders. But this circumstance did not stop the technical Brazilian. Claudinho famously took an uncomfortable pass inside the penalty area, throwing the ball past one defender, then worked it up with his chest and picked it up again, removing the next opponent with a deft feint. It seems that the Brazilian could cope with the goalkeeper, but he did not tempt fate – and simply put him in the near corner.

Nikita Goylo touched the ball with his hands, but failed to save the goal. Zenit went to the break with a confident two-goal lead, and in the second half brought the matter to a rout – 3:0.