Zenit coach explained his decision regarding Nuraly Alip – Football

Head coach of St. Petersburg “Zenit» Sergey Semak explained why he released the Kazakh defender Nuraly Alipa instead of Vyacheslav Karavaeva in the 15th round match RPL against Grozny “Akhmata“(2:1), Sports.kz reports with reference to the club’s website.

— Sergei Bogdanovich, did you change Karavaev for Alip due to the fact that you switched to three central defenders?
– Yes. I think it was difficult for Slava at the beginning of the match – just one moment came from his flank, and the goal came. We decided to strengthen this position a little, and in the second half Erakovic found himself more in this zone. He played quite confidently.

The match “Akhmat” – “Zenit” with the participation of Samorodov and Alip turned into a strong-willed victory in the RPL