Artyom Dzyuba’s best matches against the “ex”
Nikita Paglazov October 2, 2024, 07:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
“Spartak” and Karpin are the main “customers”. And today the forward will play against Akron’s Zenit.
The story of “Artem Dzyuba against his former team” is always attractive. In these games the forward is 200% motivated, he breaks, scores, assists. And he has no qualms about expressing emotions. Do you remember how Artyom sent signals to Roberto Mancini and Valery Karpin, and also did not notice Sergei Semak’s outstretched hand? It seems that anger is the main driver of Dzyuba’s career. Therefore, during his career he has accumulated at least 10 important games against former teams. And we suggest you choose Artyom’s strongest performance.
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Rating: the best game of Dziuba’s career with his former team
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Arsenal Tula – Zenit – 3:3, matchday 27 of the RPL 2017/2018
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 1 goal + 1 assist
Probably Dziuba’s most memorable match against Zenit. Roberto Mancini did not find contact with Artyom, he stopped trusting him and was loaned out for a place in the Russian team at the 2018 World Cup. Arsenal Tula took him in. The lease agreement included a clause according to which the striker could play for Zenit if the club received monetary compensation. The epic lasted about a month and in the end Dzyuba entered the field. And how! Artyom looked incredibly charged: already in the third minute he assisted Igor Gorbatenko. The match turned out to be a turnaround: in the end Zenit led 3-2. But in the 88th minute, Dziuba found an opportunity in the opponent’s area and tied the score. After the goal, Artyom ran towards the Zenit bench pointing out his last name. A powerful “injection” for Mancini. “Great match. Games like this decorate our championship. It’s a shame we couldn’t win. In my opinion, we show very high quality football and that is the merit of each member of our team. I’ll say it myself: I’m very happy to have been able to go out on the field today. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the governor of the Tula region, Alexey Dyumin, and the president of our club, Guram Adzhoev, who helped me participate in the match. I would also like to say about our fans, they were great. From the first to the last minute we felt their support,” Dzyuba said after the match.
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“Zenit” – “Spartak” – 5-2, matchday 24 of the RPL-2015/2016
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 1 goal + 1 assist
The second leg of the 2015/2016 RPL season was easy for Zenit. Spartak, led by Dmitry Alenichev, fought only for fifth place, while those from Saint Petersburg clung to the medals. Dziuba entered the field in the starting lineup and participated in two goals. He first put Zenit ahead in the 65th minute, taking advantage of a Hulk shot. And after several attacks, Artyom helped Mauricio: the striker fought well on the wing, dragged the ball into the area and crossed to the Brazilian. He put the ball into Artyom Rebrov’s goal.
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“Zenit” – “Rostov” – 6-1, matchday 13 of the RPL-2019/2020
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 3 goals + 2 assists
“Rostov” is Dzyuba’s former de facto club. Although Artyom never fully belonged to him. But for him, matches against the Rostovites under the leadership of his “favorite” coach, Valery Karpin, are always about principle. On matchday 13 of the RPL 2019/2020, Dzyuba made a real demolition of Rostov: he scored a hat-trick and assisted his teammates twice. Interestingly, this was only the second time in the RPL for the striker to score three times in one match. After the match, Dzyuba did not remember Karpin, but spoke about the pleasure of football: “The age of football is short, now I have reached such a state that I just enjoy it, I get high. This is a game first and foremost. I am very happy that today we all enjoyed playing together, we were a unit, a team. This is very important, we have a good team, a good environment. We have to continue like this because the Champions League will come soon.”
Photo: Artyom Gusev, “Championship”
“Rostov” – “Lokomotiv” – 1:3, matchday 18 of the RPL-2022/2023
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 3 goals
Dzyuba returned from an unsuccessful trip to Türkiye. And in the first RPL match for Lokomotiv, Valery Karpin scored three goals against Rostov. Marvelous? No. Rostov was then fighting for medals and Loko was languishing at the bottom of the table. But it was this match that gave a positive impetus to the Muscovites, who finally corrected the situation. Dzyuba scored all the goals of that match in a simple way: in the 32nd minute he stepped on, in the 57th minute he took advantage of the confusion of the defenders and scored a hat-trick after a cross. “Well, it’s probably a special motivation to score against Karpin’s team? There always is. In general, I remember “Rostov” with a smile. I arrived at the hotel, it was very good there, my room was where I also played for Rostov. They are holding on. I always remember it with great affection, because my first trophy was here, the Cup. Everything related to Rostov is my homeland. Besides, it is always essential to bother Georgich, as they say,” Dziuba joked after the match. Artyom also managed to surprise Karpin last weekend: Artyom scored for Akron against Rostov.
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“Spartak” – “Zenit” – 2-2, 10th round of the RPL-2015/2016
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 1 goal
Dzyuba’s first match with Zenit and Spartak was difficult. Petersburg were inferior on the scoreboard at the end of the game, although the game was even. And in the 87th minute, Artyom tied the score: the striker literally pushed the ball into the goal after a not very convenient rebound from Danny. After that, Dzyuba grabbed his shirt with his teeth and did not celebrate the goal. “At a certain point I released the beast. Suddenly I felt such a surge of strength that I could have run three more games against Spartak. But I restrained myself; After all, this is the Club that raised me. I always said that I have nothing against Spartak. I am often credited with saying that I would never move to CSKA or Zenit. This is a lie taken out of context. He said that at that point it was unlikely that I would move anywhere, but he didn’t rule out that possibility. “CSKA and Zenit have always been the number one enemies, but I always respected my rivals and always communicated well with the players of these teams off the field,” the forward said after the match.
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“Zenit” – “Spartak” – 4-2, 9th round of the RPL-2016/2017
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 1 goal
The first match between Zenit and Spartak in the Moscow championship season turned out to be scandalous. Referee Sergei Ivanov did not award a penalty against the Saint Petersburg team in the 86th minute with the score 3:2 in favor of the home team. And in the next attack, Zenit received an 11-meter penalty. Dzyuba scored in the first half, putting his team ahead. In the 34th minute, Artyom pushed the ball into the Spartak goal after a pass from Robert Mack from the left wing. “When I scored against Spartak, I wanted to scream, scream, tear and throw at the same time. And at the same time show many how wrong they were. But, I repeat, I kept my word and did not spill my emotions. The way some people behave, what they say and what they do… Against me too… I will never forgive him. And I will prove it on the field,” said Artyom.
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“Zenit” – “Spartak” – 7:1, matchday 12 of the RPL-2021/2022
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 1 goal
The most memorable match for Zenit fans against Spartak in recent years. The St. Petersburg team defeated its main rival 7-1. Then Spartak entered a crisis under the leadership of Rui Vitoria: in the Europa League the team took first place in the group, but in the RPL it looked very bad. All the problems came to light in the match against Zenit. Curiously, out of seven goals, Dzyuba scored only one. Already in the 80th minute, with the score 5:1, he confidently converted the penalty. Former Spartak defender Maximiliano Cofrier brought down Serdar Azmun in his own area, prompting Sergei Ivanov to award an 11-metre penalty. Dziuba traditionally did not show much emotion: “Congratulations to everyone on the record victory over our most important opponent! Thank you all! I dedicate this goal to a friend who is no longer alive…”
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“Zenit” – “Spartak” – 3-1, matchday 19 of the RPL-2020/2021
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 1 goal
Zenit was looking for the third consecutive gold in the RPL and Spartak was one of Saint Petersburg’s competitors. But the second match of the season between the two teams turned out to be as easy as possible for the team from St. Petersburg. Zenit did not allow Spartak anything: the only goal of the guests was an own goal by Dejan Lovren. It is surprising how the St. Petersburg team scored only three times that day. Dzyuba spoke at the end. In the 90+3 minute, Artyom took advantage of the rebound, received the ball alone in the Spartak area, and then calmly put it into Alexander Maksimenko’s goal. And again they put the shirt over his head, under which Dzyuba was no longer really hiding his emotions. Interestingly, during the match Artyom almost quarreled with Spartak captain Georgy Dzhikiya.
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“Zenit” – “Spartak” – 2:1, Russian Cup semi-final – 2019/2020
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 1 goal
Zenit reached the final of the Russian Cup and beat Khimki. But St. Petersburg played the main match before that. The draw decided that Zenit would play the Cup semi-final against Spartak at home. It turned out to be a brilliant and edgy match. Naturally, Dzyuba was the center of attention. At the end of the first half he faced Alexander Sobolev, and before that he scored again against Spartak. In the 24th minute, Dzyuba elegantly converted the penalty, putting the ball and Alexander Maksimenko in different corners.
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, “Championship”
Lokomotiv – Zenit – 3:1, matchday 17 of the RPL-2023/2024
Dziuba’s scoring actions: 1 assist
Zenit were looking for another RPL gold and Lokomotiv were closer to the middle of the table. But the Muscovites found the strength to beat the champion in Moscow. Dzyuba entered Loko’s starting eleven with the captain’s armband. He spent the entire match biting the Zenit defense and only surprised his former club in the 88th minute. Dzyuba received the ball in the box and threw it to Nair Tiknizyan, who scored Loko’s third goal. And the most epic moment with Artyom’s participation occurred after the match. Sergei Semak approached Dzyuba to shake his hand, but the striker ignored his former coach: “Why didn’t you shake Semak’s hand? “I just didn’t see it.”
