MOSCOW (Interstat) — FK Zenit defeated PFK CSKA Moskva 3-1 on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at VEB Arena in a Russian Premier League match. Igor Diveev opened the scoring for CSKA Moskva in the 30th minute, but Aleksandr Sobolev equalized for Zenit in the 51st minute. Luiz Henrique put Zenit ahead in the 60th minute, and Henrique later added a second goal. Matija Popović assisted one of the scores. Yellow cards were issued to Nino in the 19th minute, Popović in the 46th, Milan Gajić in the 59th, Maksim Glushenkov in the 67th and Dmitrii Barinov in the 76th. Zenit improved to 16 wins, two losses and seven draws in league play and 23-2-8 across all competitions. CSKA Moskva dropped to 10-9-7 in the league and 15-9-8 overall. The teams last met Aug. 3, 2025, a 1-1 draw.