In Grozny, during the match of the 1/4 finals of the Russian Cup on football “Akhmat” - “Zenith”, fans staged a massive skirmish.

The game was suspended at the end of the second half.

The guest sector, where Zenit fans are located, began to chant chants, some of the audience bared their torsos. This caused discontent among fans from Grozny. Some of them ran to the showdown to the guest platform. The stewards tried to stop them. The conflict was settled after the football players of both teams went to reassure. A few minutes later the game resumed.

Note, for the “Zenith” stands Yaroslav Rakitsky, who in November 2019 announced the completion of appearances for the national team of Ukraine. After his move to Russia, the head coach of the “blue-yellow” Andriy Shevchenko did not challenge him to the national team.