Former referee Sergey Lapochkin commented on defender Duglas Santos leaving the field during the match between Zenit and Spartak that took place on Saturday. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
At the beginning of the second half, the player received a second yellow card and left the field. In an interview with the Match Premier TV channel, Lapochkin emphasized that the card incident must involve a full-foot challenge.
He stated that such a strict punishment cannot be justified in this case and that the second yellow card was an incorrect decision. The fifth round match of the Russian Premier League ended in a 2:2 draw.
This point is the sixth for Zenit in the current season, and the team led by Sergey Semak is currently in eighth place in the league table.
