“Of course, we are disappointed that we lost this semi-final. We wanted to play in the finals. Today did everything possible. The key moment is the second goal of Zenit. We missed him very quickly. In any case, in the second half we controlled the game, ”Tedesco quotes the“ Championship ”.
He noted that the team needed to own the ball and stretch the defense of Zenit, which was possible to do.
“If Sobolev scored, then we could leave in extra time. But, unfortunately, this did not happen. It’s good that we controlled the Zenit counterattack. We accept this defeat, ”Tedesco added.
Zenit defeated Spartak in their field with a score of 2: 1 and reached the final of the Russian Cup, where they will play with Khimki.
Earlier, the general director of red and white Shamil Gazizov commented on the defeat of Spartak from Zenit in the semifinal of the Russian Cup.