Torpedo Moskva

Zenit Zenit slumped to just their second Russian Premier League defeat of the season as Mordovia Saransk earned a shock 1-0 win on Saturday.

Trent Sainsbury Socceroo Trent Sainsbury is confident team-mate Ivan Franjic will be fit for Saturday's Asian Cup final but is ready to fill-in at right-back if the Torpedo Moscow man is ruled out.

Andre Villas-Boas Zenit took another step towards the Russian Premier League title with a 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Arsenal Tula on Sunday.

Zenit Zenit's impressive start to the season continued as they preserved their 100 per cent record with a 1-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow.

CSKA Moskva CSKA and Dinamo had the better of the Moscow derbies in the Russian Premier League, overcoming Lokomotiv and Torpedo respectively.

Ivan Franjic Full-back Ivan Franjic is ready to play six games in three weeks if Australia proceed all the way to the Asian Cup final.

Zenit Zenit extended their Russian Premier League advantage with a 1-0 win over Kuban Krasnodar after CSKA Moscow slipped up at Krasnodar.

Ivan Franjic Australia's Ivan Franjic could return to the A-League after quitting Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow.