Sergei Semak named Zenit's main competitors in the Russian Championship

The head coach of St. Petersburg Zenit Sergei Semak named the team’s main competitors in the fight for victory in the Russian Championship. Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports this.

“Today these are Krasnodar and Spartak. “Krasnodar”, in principle, has been our main competitor in recent years. Spartak players showed high-quality football in the second half of last season,” said Semak. He also urged not to forget about CSKA and Dynamo.

Earlier it became known that Semak had received 72 fines for traffic violations since the beginning of 2026, and 51 of them occurred in the summer months. It was noted that the specialist had already paid 71 decisions for a total amount of 68,400 rubles.

After four rounds of the RPL, Krasnodar heads the standings with 12 points. Spartak and Zenit share second place with 9 points. Dynamo Makhachkala has the same number of points.