“The appeal filed by the Zenit football club against the decision of the RFU Appeal Commission was rejected, and the contested decision was upheld,” Match TV told CAS.

As a result of the fight between the players of Zenit and Spartak, the Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of the RFU disqualified the players: Petersburgers Malcolm, Vilmar Barrios and Rodrigao, as well as players from the Moscow team Alexander Sobolev, Alexander Selikhov and Shamar Nicholson - for six meetings of the Cup of Russia .

Later in December, the RFU Appeals Committee upheld the decision of the FTC.

Earlier it became known the schedule of matches of the playoffs of the Cup of Russia on football.