The Italian defender believes Rubin can win a UEFA Champions League berth and admitted that Zenit St. Petersburg are the favourites to win the Russian Premier League title.
In the latest round of Russian Premier League action, Rubin Kazan managed to claim a 1-1 draw against Zenit St. Petersburg in a closely contested game, where both the teams had equal chances at Petrovsky stadium.
Though the home team got in front during the first half, Nelson Valdez scored the equalizer for the visitors during the second period.
Rubin defender, Salvatore Bocchetti, has lamented the latest draw against the Meshki, revealing that they cannot afford to drop points as it hampers their chances of landing a UEFA Champions Leauge berth.
Bocchetti urged his teammates to work harder in the remaining games of the ongoing league campaign in a bid to claim a top-three finish. As things stand, Rubin are 5 points behind the third-placed Lokomotiv Moscow.
The Tatary have a series of difficult fixtures remaining during the third league round. With 8 league rounds left to play, they have a difficult task to climb up the league table as they will have to play against Anzhi Makhachkala,
Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv and Spartak Moscow.
The Italian national admitted that Rubin are to blame for the poor start to the third league round. The Volzhane are yet to win a match during the ongoing round, having claimed 3 points in 4 outings.
The former Genoa player went on to admit that Zenit are in pole position to retain the league title; however, he added that anything can happen in football.
“Zenit have maintained a decent lead atop the league table. There are still eight games remaining and it’s difficult to predict anything. Let's see what will happen next. Our goal is to get into the Champions League.” Bocchetti
said.
Speaking on his former teammate, Domenico Criscito, Bocchetti admitted that he knows Criscito since his childhood. He praised the Italian defender, revealing that he admires his work rate during the game.
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