Tag: Zenit St Petersburg
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UCL: Lukaku gives Chelsea winning start to title defence
Chelsea opened their defence of the Champions League with a victory as Romelu Lukaku finally pierced Zenit St Petersburg’s stubborn resistance at Stamford Bridge. Lukaku, a £97.5m summer signing from Inter Milan, has already demonstrated his goal threat in the Premier League and was on the mark again with his first goal for Chelsea in…
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Roberto Mancini leaves Zenith by mutual consent
Manager Roberto Mancini has agreed to leave Zenit St Petersburg by mutual consent. The 53-year-old has been heavily linked with the vacant manager’s job of the Italian national team. Former Manchester City and Inter Milan boss Mancini took charge of Zenit in June 2017, and they are fifth in the Russian Premier League. “Zenit and…