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Tiknizyan explained why he considers St. Petersburg the football capital of Russia
Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Nair Tiknizyan called St. Petersburg the football capital of Russia.
— The football capital of Russia? Zenit has dominated for the past five years. Therefore, I think St. Petersburg. This is a fact,” Sport24 quotes Tiknizyan.
This season, Lokomotiv beat Zenit twice, and Tiknizyan scored a goal in each match.
After 17 rounds, the railwaymen are in sixth place in the table, gaining 28 points. The leader of the RPL is Krasnodar (35), Zenit takes second place (33). Dynamo closes the top three with 31 points.
Watch the live broadcast of the match “Lokomotiv” – “Ural” from 18:55 Moscow time on the MATCH PREMIER channel, as well as on the websites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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