Journalist Pavel Gorodnitskiy reported that the "Rubin" team discovered one day before the second round match of the Russian Premier League that Luis Enrique was absent from the "Zenit" squad. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The reason for this is the striker's injury, as he did not fly to Kazan. Gorodnitskiy stated on the "Komment.Show" YouTube channel that this information became known through the removal of Luis Enrique from the list of players in the fantasy tournaments of the St. Petersburg club.
This situation drew the attention of the team staff, and it became clear that the Brazilian player would miss the game. Therefore, the "Zenit" management prohibited staff from participating in fantasy games to prevent the spread of news about changes in the team lineup.
The match between "Zenit" and "Rubin" in the second round ended in a 2:2 draw. Currently, the team led by Semak is in sixth place in the Russian Premier League standings.
Upcoming matches include the Russian Cup game against "Akhmat" on July 30 and the championship match against CSKA on August 3.
