Zenit St Petersburg came from behind to beat Krasnodar 3-2 at the Ozon Arena, leapfrogging their rivals to the top of the Russian Premier League table. The matchday 10 clash, played on 10 October 2026, was decided by a stunning first-half double from Maksim Glushenkov. The 27-year-old opened the scoring in the 40th minute, receiving a pass from Douglas Santos and firing into the bottom right corner. Four minutes into first-half stoppage time, he doubled his tally with a composed finish after evading several defenders. Aleksandr Sobolev made it 3-0 in the 53rd minute, heading home Pedro's cross after Stanislav Agkatsev's initial save. But Krasnodar fought back: Joao Batxi pulled one back in the 55th minute, and Jhon Cordoba reduced the deficit to one goal in the 71st minute, converting Ilya Vakhania's cross. The hosts' hopes of a comeback were dashed in the 80th minute when Vitor Tormena was sent off for a foul on Sobolev. Zenit held on to secure a crucial victory that puts them level on 21 points with Krasnodar but ahead on head-to-head record. Cordoba said after the match: We played against 14 men. Can Zenit maintain this momentum in the title race.

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