Petersburg "Zenith" at home beat Moscow "Spartak" in the match of the 26th round of the Russian Premier League and ahead of schedule became the champion of the country. The meeting, held at the Gazprom Arena, ended in favor of the home team with a score of 3:2, TASS reports.
Claudinho (13th minute), Andrey Mostovoy (39) and Ivan Sergeev (90+1) scored goals for Zenit. Spartak scored Keita Balde (33) and Quincy Promes (85, from the penalty spot), who scored his 86th goal in the Russian championships and became the record holder for this indicator among foreign players.
Zenit scored 64 points after 26 matches and became out of reach for the second-placed CSKA Moscow, which has 50 points.
Spartak is fourth in the RPL standings with 49 points. In the next round, the red-and-whites on May 13 will play away with Himki near Moscow. Zenit will host Krasnodar on the same day.