Luis Enrique praised the substitute players in the game

The midfielder of St. Petersburg's "Zenit" team, Luis Enrike, evaluated the match against "Rostov" in the first round of the Russian championship. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

The "blue-white-sky blue" team won 2:1. According to Luis Enrike, the changes in the lineup in the second half improved the game.

In the first half, "Rostov" played well in personal defense, applying pressure and high pressing. In the second half, however, the players who came off the bench for "Zenit" performed well, and the opponent got tired.

Luis Enrike particularly highlighted the performance of the team's new member, Jerson. His accurate passes are crucial for the team.

He delivers long and precise passes to the forwards and is also showing successful play in distributing the ball to the wings. In the second round of the Russian Premier League, "Zenit" will face Kazan's "Rubin" as guests.

The match is scheduled for July 27. Under the leadership of Rashid Rahimov, "Rubin" started the competition with a 2:0 victory against Grozny's "Akhmat".