In St. Petersburg (Russia), the FC Zenit was awarded gold medals for winning the Russian Premier League following the 2018/19 season and the Russian Champions Cup after the 28th round match with PFC CSKA Moscow, the official website of FC Zenit reports.
The Iranian striker, the ethnic Turkmen Sardar Azmoun, came to the presentation in the Turkmen national costume - in the red cloak and white papakha, thereby showing respect for the Turkmen people and their traditions.
The Russian football club Zenit, tied with FC Akhmat Grozny(1:1) in the match of the 27th round of the Russian Premier League, became the champion of Russia ahead of schedule. The meeting of the 28th round of RPL with PFC CSKA ended with the score 3:1 in favor of FC Zenit.
Sardar Azmoun has 11 goals in matches for FC Zenit, as well as 12 in the current season of the Russian Premier League, including goals for FC Rubin Kazan. In the RPL sniper race, Iranian striker of Turkmen origin shares first place with CSKA striker Fyodor Chalov.
