Zenit lost to Crvena Zvezda and lost the Friendly Summer Cup
Petersburg’s Zenit lost to Belgrade’s Crvena Zvezda at the pre-season friendly Summer Cup in Saint Petersburg. The results are available on the team’s website.
The match ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the Serbs. In the fifth minute, the first goal was scored by the midfielder of the blue-white-blues Claudinio. In the 49th minute, the score was equalized by midfielder Aleksandar Katai. The final score was set in the 86th minute by defender Stefan Lekovic.
The Summer Cup was won ahead of schedule by Crvena Zvezda, thus depriving Zenit of any chance of winning the trophy.
Last season, the blue-white-sky blues became the champion of Russia for the sixth time in a row, and also won the Russian Cup. On July 13, the team will meet Krasnodar in a match for the Russian Super Cup. The meeting will take place in Volgograd and will begin at 20:30 Moscow time.
Source: Lenta
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