A typical match for Zenit with an outsider on the home field: a total playing advantage and a huge superiority in possession of the ball. The players of “PARI NN” almost the whole team went deep into the defense, which was perfectly used by the players of the hosts.

After the departure of Galaktionov, the Nizhny Novgorod team did not change for the better. There are no longer those regular attempts to attack, which were under the previous head coach. At the same time, you need to understand that the hosts did not play the best lineup.

“Zenith” is stronger than all on the head

Semak’s team did not particularly strain in this game. She is able to play much faster than today’s pace. But even so, there were plenty of moments to win against rivals with a big score.

Malcolm showed a high-quality game, scoring two beautiful goals. The Brazilian traditionally played strongly. Malcolm is now the brain of Zenith. Without him, the St. Petersburg team looks much weaker. His pair with Claudinho does not know equal in the RPL at all.

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Playing 19-year-old Renan in the starting lineup made a good impression. He has a good first pass. Sometimes, however, the defender acted too self-confidently. It’s good that his strokes between the legs near his own penalty area ended without cutoffs.

Let’s see how he performs against better opponents. Surely this feature of the player has already been taken to the pencil by future rivals. Much more status defenders did not allow themselves to act so risky.

But Renan has a really great future. Coaches will certainly point out to him the shortcomings, and he will make adjustments. At the age of 19, they don’t just call up to the Brazilian national team. He should get a good link with Rodrigao.

Spartak lost points today. Although Muscovites still have chances for the championship, it already seems that all the intrigue in the championship has come to naught. By and large, it remains to find out in which round the Semak team will win the title. Zenit will have more opportunities to focus on the fight for the Cup.

The team from St. Petersburg has an easy calendar in the spring part of the championship and everything is going well for it. If Spartak loses points with a good game, then other teams will objectively not be able to close the big gap from Zenit.

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