Athletistic/Football. On Sunday, April 28, Dynamo will play at home against Zenit. One of the key matches in the suddenly intensified fight for the championship title. The St. Petersburg giant is only one point ahead of Krasnodar. In other words, you cannot lose points.

If Dynamo wins, it will be able to put pressure on the leaders until the end. Marcel Lička’s men have recovered from a terrible spell of three consecutive defeats. The club was successively beaten by Rostov, Spartak and Ural. Without these failures, the Blue and White would now be competing for gold medals. The main thing the coach did was bring Anton Shunin back into goal. The experienced goalkeeper plays regularly. In attack, the result is achieved by the best striker of the season, Konstantin Tyukavin. The versatile striker is excellent not only as a finisher, but also as an assist. Konstantin was the first in the RPL to cross the bar of twenty effective actions.

Dynamo has won three matches in a row. They managed to win twice in Orenburg and the club also beat Paris NN. There was some luck in the last meeting, which Lička admitted at the press conference. The defense allowed such failures that Zenit will definitely not forgive. The blues and whites do not have any major injuries, which is a significant plus. Bitello, Carrascal, Tyukavin, Ngamale – the main offensive quartet is fully ready for one of the key matches of the season.

Zenit made us worry about ourselves after the match against Krasnodar. The St. Petersburg team seemed to have finished the season. First there was a very painful home meeting with Orenburg, where Claudinho saved him from problems. Then Zenit could not withstand the pressure from single Rubin. The Kazan club won with a difference of two goals and did not concede.

The legionnaires of the Saint Petersburg team seem demotivated. There is no atmosphere for average matches. Before that, there was a similar low-level match against Baltika. There is also no stable positive impact from Arthur and Pedro. The Brazilians have shone in individual matches, but don’t even have a guaranteed place in the team. Another important problem for Semak is the condition of Douglas Santos. One of the best foreign players is far from at the top of his game, although he will probably play against Dynamo.

In the first round, the Blue and White won a moving and spectacular match in St. Petersburg – 3:2. There should be fewer goals now. The match is too important from a tournament point of view for both clubs.

Previously, the Muscovites had already defeated the Semak team in the Russian Cup at their stadium. Dynamo will certainly not give the initiative to the favorite. The Muscovites are capable of holding on to at least a draw.

Forecast: “Dynamo” will not lose

Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru



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