Luciano Spalletti could not hide is excitement after winning the latest Russian Premier League tie against Spartak Moscow at Petrovsky stadium.
Zenit St. Petersburg managed to end Spartak Moscow’s unbeaten Russian Premier League run after defeating the Moscow-based club 5-0 in the latest encounter at the Petrovsky stadium on Saturday.
The Spartachi suffered a humiliating defeat after recording back-to-back wins against Alania Vladikavkaz, Volga Nizhny Novgorod and Dynamo Moscow respectively.
Though Zenit were one goal up at half-time, the host team managed to score four goals during the second-half at home. Spartak, meanwhile, could have scored a consolation goal though the penalty spot. However, they failed to get
one goal back after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diniyar-Bilyaletdinov-c11318 fired the ball well outside the post.
Spartak might blame http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aiden-McGeady-c4091 after recording their heaviest defeat since the inception of the Russian championship as the Irishman picked up a straight red card in the second-half after making a late challenge.
In aftermath of the outcome, Luciano Spalletti hailed Zenit’s team spirit, insisting that his side worked so hard playing without key strikers, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Bukharov-c4555.
The aforementioned strikers did not play the match after sustaining respective injuries. They have now joined the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-Alves-c8108, who is likely to leave the Russian outfit for Juventus this summer, in the
treatment room.
“Look we played without Kerzhakov and Bukharov and still managed to score 5 goals. In football, it all depends on the team spirit. From a psychological point of view, the team must be prepared for the fact that someone may be missing
- the team cannot depend on one player.”
“The main thing is how the team behaved on the field. Today, the mood was perfect. I, along with the fans, applaud the guys. I think, Spartak had a good match too.” The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Spalletti revealed that his team were on top of their opposition despite the absence of key players. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 tactician said that he is expecting the injured players to play the upcoming match against Anzhi Makhachkala.
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