Zenit's next game against Akhmat will not be easy

On March 13, 2021, Gazprom Arena will host a football match in the framework of the Tinkoff Russian Premier League Zenit (St. Petersburg) –Akhmat (Grozny), starting at 16:30.

The head coach of St. Petersburg Sergey Bogdanovich reports that the team is preparing for the upcoming match in full swing, that it has already fully carried out all the recovery measures after the last game. The game will not be easy, the team from Grozny is one of the most aggressive teams in the league, they have strong and persistent pressure. They play with passion and show their ball possession skills very well.

During the game against Rubin in Kazan, Yaroslav Rakitsky was injured and was replaced. Doctors do not guarantee yet that the player will be able to enter the field in the upcoming game, but the chances of success are very high. Everything will depend on the state of health and the strength of the body to recover.

Malcom and Driussi are also continuing their rehabilitation period. Everything is going according to the plan developed by the doctors, and it is absolutely not worth going on the field in the next game.

The coach is concerned about Lovren's busting of yellow cards, but assures that there will be no problems in the game against "Akhmat", and the defense of the St. Petersburg team will continue to be strong and reliable.