Azmoun brace puts Zenit on verge of Russian title
Moscow: Zenit St Petersburg moved to within touching distance of a fifth Russian league title on Sunday when Islamic Republic of Iran international Sardar Azmoun scored twice in a 4-2 win over Samara.
The victory kept Zenit eight points ahead of Lokomotiv Moscow with just four games left to play.
As well as Azmoun's double, Samara skipper Taras Burlak put through his own goal with Igor Smolnikov adding a fourth.
Lokomotiv edged Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 2-1 to keep their slim hopes alive with Krasnodar, who beat CSKA Moscow 2-0, in third, three points further back.
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