Zenit's second team will play a home match with Barnaul

Tomorrow, Zenit-2 will host Barnaul on their home court as part of the second round of the Super League. Oliver Popovic's team defeated Novosibirsk (85:69) in the first meeting of the season and is preparing to play the next home match.

Barnaul, on the other hand, travels to Saint Petersburg in high spirits after an away win against Dynamo Grozny with a score of 70:67. Despite trailing in the first half, the Altai team turned the game around in the third quarter and secured victory in the final stretch. The top performers for Barnaul in that game were Boris Mitkin (18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal) and Kirill Gornaev (18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals).

During the offseason, Barnaul lost several key players and entered the season with a young roster, averaging 23 years old. They’ve added Serbian guard Branislav Suznev, as well as Russian players Kirill Gornaev and Boris Mitkin, who have already shown their capabilities in the first match.

In the entire history of the confrontation in the Super League, the teams have an equality in wins — 2:2. The last full-time game ended with an away victory of the blue-whites with a score of 81:89.

Zenit-2 head coach Oliver Popovic about the game against Barnaul:

Barnaul, after the victory over Dynamo, will surely come to us with great self-confidence. They are well-equipped in all positions and play strong defense. They have an experienced coach who knows how to get the most out of the team. It's not an easy game, I invite the fans to support our guys.

The match will take place on October 11 at the Zenit Basketball Academy (Severnaya Road, 12) The game starts at 17:00. Admission is free for all fans. The broadcast of the meeting will be available on the website of the Russian Basketball Federation.