The match of the 16th round of the Russian Premier League concluded with a clash between Pari NN and Zenit. The game took place at the Sovcombank Arena in Nizhny Novgorod, with Inal Tanashov serving as the main referee. The final score was 2-0 in favor of the visiting team.

Zenit’s forward, Maksim Glushenkov, opened the scoring at the start of the second half. Then, in the 69th minute, midfielder Wendel doubled the lead for the blue-white-blue squad.

After 16 matches in the Russian championship, the Nizhny Novgorod team has accumulated eight points, placing them in 16th position. Meanwhile, the blue-white-blue team has garnered 33 points and sits at the top of the table. However, today, November 23, Krasnodar (33 points) is set to play against Lokomotiv (30 points).

In the previous round, Pari NN drew 0-0 with Rubin, while Zenit had a 1-1 draw with Krylia Sovetov.

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