Zenit won the Russian championship, coach Semak repeated Romantsev’s record for victories
Zenit head coach Sergei Semak repeated the record for victories in the Russian Premier League (RPL) thanks to the blue-white-blue championship in the 2022/2023 season. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
Semak is the second specialist who managed to win the Russian championship as a coach five times in a row. Earlier, Oleg Romantsev showed a similar result, winning the tournament with Spartak from 1997 to 2001. In total, he has eight victories in the championship, Semak has five.
Earlier on May 7, Zenit beat Spartak 3-2 and secured the title ahead of schedule in the 2022/2023 season. Petersburgers take first place in the standings with 64 points. From the closest pursuers – CSKA – they are separated by 13 points.
Zenit has been winning the Russian championship since 2019. All this time the team is headed by Sergey Semak.
Source: Lenta
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