Alexander Kerzhakov sidelined for two weeks

According to the information that became available to Sports.ru, Zenit and Russia forward Alexander Kerzhakov, who got injured in the game against Spartak Moscow (2:2), will be sidelined for two weeks. The player was diagnosed with ankle ligament injury.

Thus, Kerzhakov is expected to miss Russia’s Euro 2012 qualifiers against Slovakia and Andorra on October 7 and October 11, respectively.

Russia head coach Dick Advocaat said he was ready to call up another forward. «You know I never announce names too early. We’ve got people able to replace Kerzhakov,» Advocaat said.