“” commentator Alexander Netsenko believes that the match between the Iranian “Sepahan ” And “Zenith ” will benefit both teams ahead of domestic championship matches, and noted that such matches attract fan interest in the absence of international matches.
On Thursday, February 16, the Blue-White-Blues had their final training session at training camp in the United Arab Emirates and traveled to Iran, where they will play a test match against Sepahan on Friday. The match will take place in the Sepahan arena, Naksh-e-jahan, which seats 75,000 spectators. Earlier, learned that around 40,000 tickets had been sold for the game.
– Zenit played eight friendlies in training camp, in which they won five and drew three times. Sergey Semak will use the latest game against Sepahan as preparation for the Russian Cup and RPL resumption.
It is obvious that Semak has an interest in preparing the composition as well as possible. First of all, I think it is he who will be used during the match against the Iranian team in order to prepare the framework for the resumption of competition. Accordingly, do everything so that players who have abandoned the training process due to minor injuries can recover and gain the necessary tone. The big question is, will Douglas Santos return? How will the same bridge feel? Well, the match against the leader of the Iranian championship will make it possible to understand and simulate situations suitable for the competitive mode.
Sepahan is the Iranian league leader, although he leads by a small margin. He has a good attack, on average the team scores 1.5 goals per game and concedes few, entering the top 4 teams in terms of goals conceded. The team has several legionnaires. One of them is very well known to the Russian public – the Portuguese Manuel Fernandes. He hasn’t played many games this season due to injury. He is 37 years old and he is well known to Russian league fans for the Lokomotiv league title and playing for Krasnodar. Basically, it’s the Iranian footballers who set the tone for the team. There is a right-back Ramin Rezaeyan, who played two games at the World Cup in Qatar. There are players who have simply been invited to the national team. Also in the “Sepahan” there are players who are among the best snipers and assistants in the Iranian championship. The team is in the top 4 in terms of titles won in the national championship, it can be considered the most popular team in the country with a large fan base.
Remembering the practice of hosting a friendly match in Sochi between Zenit and Red Star, it can be assumed that this match will benefit the fans. The match against Crvena has generated some interest in the absence of European competitions. It will be interesting to test yourself in the context of the leader of the Iranian championship, composed of very high quality players. So I encourage everyone to watch! We are not spoiled for international matches. Well, since the Iranian side did not refuse to hold a meeting with Zenit, it will be interesting. Considering that Sepahan also needs good control before the start of the season, this game will benefit both teams,” Netsenko told .
The match “Sepahan” – “Zenit” will start at 15:00 Moscow time. Watch the match live on the and MATCH PREMIER channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
The football season in Russia will resume on February 22 with the matches of the Russian Cup, and on March 3 the RPL will continue. Watch live broadcasts of the MIR RPL and FONBET matches of the Russian Cup on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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