Zenit has not lost in the first rounds of the Russian championships for 23 consecutive years.
Today, July 20, the St. Petersburg club extended their winning streak by defeating Rostov 2-1 in the opening round of the new Russian Premier League season. Zenit last lost at the start of the championship on March 9, 2002, when they lost 0-2 at Makhachkalinsky Anzhi. Second place in the history of Russian championships for this indicator belongs to Moscow’s CSKA. The “army men” were undefeated in the first rounds for 17 consecutive years – from 2002 to 2018.
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