Zenith Defender Strahinja Erakovic during a conversation with , he said that the second leg of the cup match with “Spartacus” will be more important than the first and suggested how his team should play to advance to the next round.
“Zenith” will host Spartak on Wednesday in the second leg of the ½ final of the RPL FONBET Russian Cup, the match will start at 7:30 p.m. (Moscow time). In the first match, on April 3 in Moscow, the St. Petersburg team turned out to be stronger (2:1), with Brazilian Pedro scoring a double in the second half.
— Zenit has a cup second leg with Spartak ahead.
– And it will be more important than the first. Whatever happened in Moscow at the time, it no longer matters. The only important thing is to get to the final, so the second match is definitely more important than the first. At the same time, we have to play like we did in the second half of the first game. I hope we succeed, because we really want to go further.
— Zenit now has not only a busy schedule, but also successive meetings with key rivals. How do you like this segment?
— The schedule is not easy, but it is the same for all the other teams. And then, all clubs in the league are difficult and require total concentration of effort. No matter who we play, we will prepare the same way. By the way, let’s count how many are left until the end of the season. Seven league matches and, God willing, four more in the Cup. That’s all! Not too much: a maximum of 11 matches in a month and a half, and the football year is over. So there is no point in talking about a busy schedule – we will gather our strength and give everything,” Erakovic told .
The match between Zenit and Spartak on Wednesday will be broadcast live on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru, the broadcast begins at 19:00 (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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