Vladimir Lagoyda: The Kuban stadium has the perfect pitch

The former blue-white-sky blue player told Radio Zenit in an interviewabout the condition of the pitch in Krasnodar before Saturday's match.
We have a great field, emerald green and perfectly smooth. When Krasnodar played Sparta Prague in the Europa League it wasnt 100% but now the pitch is in pefect condition

During the winter break, we replaced the turf in the area of the goalkeeper's box. It was heated, sprinkled with a variety of treatments from pests and covered with a special blanket box. 

The stadium is also one hundred percent ready for the season. All the demands made by UEFA have been met, so the arena is fully consistent with the technical regulations. With regard to the fans at the match between Krasnodar and Zenith, the tickets are selling but not yet sold out. But as the match will be held on Saturday, I think there will be about 20,000 fans. As Zenit are full of star players I hope that the match will be more interesting than the games with Borussia or Sparta.