Malafeev will not play in the match against Twente

The goalkeeper of the St. Petersburg Zenit Vyacheslav Malafeev will not play on Thursday in the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League against the Dutch Twente. Instead, another goalkeeper will enter the field, namely, Yuri Zhevnov. This was reported by the " Russian News Service " with reference to the press service of Zenit.

On the morning of March 17, Vyacheslav Malafeev became a widower: his wife Marina Malafeeva died in a car accident. Bentley, under her control at high speed, knocked out an advertising shield and crashed into a tree. One passenger who was hospitalized in serious condition was also injured in the accident. According to sources, this is Dmitry Rybakov - he is the soloist of the M16 group, the producer of which was Marina Malafeeva.