Semak rules out Hulk, Shirokov and Malafeev ahead of Super Cup against CSKA Moscow – Football news
Zenit St. Petersburg assistant manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vyacheslav-Malafeev-c36502 ahead of their much anticipated Russian Super Cup against CSKA Moscow at Rostov-on-don on Saturday.
“Of course, everyone is waiting for the game with anticipation. This is the first official match and everyone is waiting. Maybe we are more excited to win it after losing out in the race to win the league title last season. I can say that it would be an
interesting game. We want to win and present this cup as a gift to our fans. Hulk will not take part in the match as he was away with the national team at the Confederations Cup. So, we decided to give him more rest. It's the same with Shirokov and Malafeev,”
the former Rubin Kazan player was quoted as saying.
Hulk, who scored seven goals in 18 league appearances last season, has not been involved after being allowed an extended summer break following the player’s participation in the Confederation Cup.
The former Tokyo Verdy player was part of Luis Felipe Scolari’s team at the Cup tournament where http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 at Estádio do Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro).
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque’s men. The Brazilian striker will return to Petrovsky on Monday.
Shirokov, who has been heavily linked with a move away from Zenit this summer, is still recovering from a calf strain. The 32-year-old has not played a competitive game since Russian’s 0-1 defeat in the World Cup qualifier against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 last month.
Lastly, Malafeev is still in the treatment room after sustaining a fresh injury. The 28-year-old shot-stopper, who is reportedly recovering from a knee injury, was replaced by Juri Lodigin between the posts.
Semak admitted that the St. Petersburg club will miss all three players ahead of the much anticipated match. However, he assured the fans of a fantastic performance with the squad they have at their disposal.
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