I am very glad to be back. This is my first match after the injury, I have not played for a long time. I was out on the pitch for twenty minutes, but I need more playing time. It is very important that today we got a win. 

Mimmo immediately gave you the captain's armband, how did that feel?
 
Oh sure. Mimmo knows that he's my captain too. He's like my brother, but it was a very nice gesture. 

Have you reached your fitness goals, how do you feel Psychologically? 

A little bit, this was still my first proper match. I've been training to get back on the pitch. It's a small start, just 15 or 20 minutes. Of course, I want more. But every day I feel better. 

In the first half we were losing 2-0, but in the second we scored 5. How did that happen? 

Zenit is a team and we played in both halves, so it is impossible to divide the game in halves. We did not lose the first half and win the second. We won the game and it was won by the whole team.