Semak before the game with Rostov in the Russian Cup: “Any team that fights for victory in the RPL will always put the RPL priority”

Zenit head coach Sergei Semak, before the match with Rostov, on the Fonbet Cup of Russia on Match TV, said that any team that has the chances of winning the world of RPL will always put the game in this tournament.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday in St. Petersburg and will begin at 18:00 (Moscow time). In the first meeting in Rostov -on -Don, Zenit achieved victory – 1: 0. In the RPL table, the Semak team takes the second place with 50 points, yielding to the leading “Krasnodar” (52).

– Ten changes in the composition compared to the championship match against Krasnodar. Only Nino remained in the start. Why exactly he?

– The damage received Chistyakov, so we need a defender. Only two days have passed since the last game in the championship, which was quite complicated. Of course, this time is not enough to recover. Those players who played most of the time with Krasnodar will begin the match with the bench.

It seems to me that any team that fights for the opportunity to win the Russian championship will always put the Russian championship in priority. For teams that do not have the opportunity to win, the cup is a priority. Rostov is no exception. This is a team that will be difficult to significantly change the situation in the championship table, and in the Cup there is an opportunity to compete. This will be an important match for them. For us, nothing has changed: we also want to play and win. Let’s see how much it turns out. Let’s see how the game will take shape, but I think we will try to use the number of replacements that we have, ”Semak said on the air of Match TV.

The live broadcast of the match “Zenit” – “Rostov” will be shown by the TV channels “Match TV” (from 17:30) and the Prime Minister (from 17:55). Also watch the game on Matchtv.ru and Sportbox.ru sites.