“Zenit” Saint-Petersburg, which is the first opponent of FC “Sheriff” in “Commonwealth Champions Cup of CIS and Baltic States” starting on Saturday, varies by the line-up. As is well known, the home team will play under the roof of CSC “Petersburgskiy” by its reserved line-up.

 

Today the first team of “Zenit” under the direction of Dick Advocate has departed for the pre seasonal preparation in UAE. Two players of the reserves - defender Ivan Lapin and midfielder Alexey Ionov – have departed along with the first team.

 

One more young player will join the main line-up of the reserves of “Zenit” in the Commonwealth Cup tournament. This is forward Yury Rodenkov who spent last season on terms of lease in Russian Premier League club “Spartak” Nalchik.