Lapochkin: The penalty given to Duglas Santos is incorrect

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.