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MOSCOW: Italian international midfielder Claudio Marchisio allowed Zenit Saint Petersburg, leader of the Russian Premier League, to beat Akhmat Grozny 1-0 on Sunday.
Zenit are seven points ahead of defending champion Lokomotiv Moscow, who beat Arsenal Tula 3-1 on Saturday to climb to second place.
Krasnodar is one point back after a 2-2 draw with Rostov.
"I am satisfied with the performance of my team," said Zenit coach Sergei Semak. "We played very well in defense and did not leave any chance for Akhmat to score."
"We have created many opportunities in attack and could have scored more than once today. After we were reduced to 10 men, it worried us a bit but we were still in control. "
Marchisio, who joined Zenit in September after leaving Juventus, scored the only goal of the match 31 minutes from the goal, after the Slovak international Róbert Mak was fouled in the penalty area. .
Zenit was forced to attend the final minutes of the match after the dismissal of Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes for a second offense to be booked.
Elsewhere, Krasnodar conceded an equalizer in the 81st minute to lose ground on Zenit.
Ari struck twice for Krasnodar after Eldor Shomurodov gave Rostov advance notice.
Sverrir Ingason, the Rostov defender, sent a rebound in a corner to score a draw.
Spartak Moscow, 10-time former champion of Russia, suffered an unexpected 2-1 defeat to the humble Ural Yekaterinburg.
Bulgarian midfielder Nikolay Dimitrov and striker Andrei Panyukov both scored for the Urals, while Brazil's Luiz Adriano was on the attack for Spartak.
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