According to the public relations report of Foolad Mobarake Sepahan Club; After his team's 2-0 defeat against Sepahan, Zenit head coach Sergey Samak said in a press conference: First of all, I would like to thank all Sepahan club officials for holding this match and congratulate Sepahan fans and team. Our players were not used to the game in the first half; But in the second half, they reacted well. A wonderful atmosphere was created by the presence of spectators in the stadium.
Regarding whether Sepahan can be in the top spot if they are in the Russian league, he said: "It is difficult to be on top, but Sepahan is good team and could have a good position."
The head coach of Zenit commented on selection of Sepahan players, I know that most of them are in the national team and they played with quality, so we could choose many of them.
he noted: The atmosphere of the stadium was great, I agree that my players, could not move forward quickly.
Samak commented about Sepahan team: I believe that a club like Sepahan could be compared with other European teams.