“It seems to me that this moment is somehow too inflated. Nothing of the kind was there. Sergei apologized for his statement, I think this could close the story. You can understand him, he is a coach of the country's champions and is under strong pressure, ”the coach admitted in an interview with RT.

Zenit head coach Sergei Semak was disqualified based on statements made to the refereeing team that served his team’s match with Akhmat (0-0).

Previously, Kirichenko named the favorite in the match of the seventh round of the RPL Krasnodar - Lokomotiv.