“I won’t say that this is an easy victory, because at the beginning of the match Spartak could turn the game in its favor.

But thank God that we managed to realize our moments and we won with dignity, ”the Championship quotes Krugovoy.

Zenit defeated Spartak in St. Petersburg and won the Russian Super Cup for the seventh time.

The meeting took place at the Gazprom Arena stadium and ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of Sergei Semak's wards.

The goals were scored by Ivan Sergeev (on the 30th minute), Malcolm (on the 34th minute), Wendel (on the 46th minute) and Mateo Cassierra (on the 93rd minute).

Earlier, the Croatian defender of Zenit Dejan Lovren expressed the opinion that the club's players often win matches with the capital's team due to higher motivation.