Russian Premier Liga restarts after two weeks break with Zenit-Loko
clash being the center match of the weekend.
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Seven matches will take place this weekend while Zenit will
host Lokomotiv on Monday.
Three games are scheduled for Saturday with Tom-Rubin clash being the
first to kick off. The teams are neighbors in the standings with eleven
points in eleven matches. The hosts are without services of suspended
Vejic and injured Lebedkov and Proshin while Bukharov, Gistelov, Calisto
and Sinev missing the match for Rubin.
The seventh placed Khimki will go to Perm where they are to play Amkar
who are stuck in the dangerous zone at the bottom of the table. Volkov
and Olexici won't be able to help the home side while Ceh will be absent
for Khimki.
The second placed Krylya Sovetov take on Kuban. Samara team have made
considerable progress and now stand at the top of the standings so three
points will be the main task for the players. This won't be hard to realize
as their manager has full bench of players to choose from. Kuban will
have to play without suspended Gogniev.
Sunday program is opened by CSKA away battle against Luch-Energiya in
Vladivostok. The title holders are without Semberas, Akinfeev, Carvalho
and Krasic while the hosts won't count on services of Novkovic, Astafyev,
Kuznetsov, Smirnov and Ospeshinsky.
Spartak Moscow take on Spartak Nalchik in Kuzhniki and are eager to redeem
themselves after two consecutive losses. Vladimir Fedotov can't rely on
injured Jiranek who will be out of action for a month. The visitors are
without Balov and Martinov.
Saturn will play the first match with their new manager Gadzhi Gadzhiev.
Both team have enough injury headaches as Dinamo will miss suspended Klimyavichus,
injured Skepsky, Smolov and Tochilin. Saturn will have to play without
Karyaka who is suspended and Gyan, Polovinchuk and Yakubko who are injured.
The last match of this weekend will take place in Rostov where Moskva
are to play an away game against Rostov. The home side are without Vinogradov
though an injury while the visitors will have to do without suspended
Barrientos and injured Brakamonte, Meleshin and Okoronkvo.
The key game of the Mathcday twelve will take place in Saint Petersburg
on Monday where Zenit take on Lokomotiv Moscow.
