New friendly match
A month after the controversy, FC Sion will return to Russia
A month after the controversial meeting, the Valais club is preparing to return to Russia, again to face the Zenith Saint Petersburg.
A month after the controversy, Benjamin Kololli and his teammates are preparing to return to Russia, to face the Zenith.
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At the end of June, Christian Constantin had confirmed to a Russian media that “his” fc sion was preparing to go to Russia, to face the Zénith Saint-Petersburg In a friendly match. The news had caused a stir, especially since the Valais club had touched, according to “Blick”, some 300,000 francs for this meeting.
“Sion is not involved in politics,” defended himself the President of Sudun. The meeting finally took place on July 9, and FC Sion lost 5-2. Well the players of Didier Tholot will be entitled to revenge. In any case, this is what “announces”The NouvellisteThis Tuesday.
Back in Saint Petersburg
“Between the match of Sunday spent in YB and that of September 14 in Winterthour, we only play once in the league,” argued Christian Constantin in the Valais daily. A Super League match in a month is not enough if we want to maintain the excellent pace of the start of the season. ”
The “return match” will therefore take place on September 6, again at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg. As with the first leg, the FC Sion is likely No sanctionbecause Gazprom, an entity with the Zenith, is not on the list of companies sanctioned by Switzerland.
“Whether we go there or not, it will not change the war, added” CC “, on the contrary, not going there would be a closing message, as I had already said a month ago.” Unlike the July match, no financial compensation is this time on the agenda. “The goal is really to maintain the level. We had lost 5-2 the last time, we will see if we have progressed, ”concluded the president of FC Sion.
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