Ahead of Amkar Perm’s Russian Cup tie with Zenit Saint Petersburg, Brian Idowu has argued that two of the best footballers in the world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, will struggle against his team due to the unfavorable conditions.

Zenit’s Russia international Artem Dzyuba first pointed out that the Barcelona and Real Madrid poster boys would experience great difficulty playing against Amkar Perm experienced defender Belorukov at a temperature of minus 30.

“Normal joke, what else to say?  If Messi and Ronaldo arrived in Perm in this weather, they would be really stunned.  With Dziuba, I can not argue especially with the synthetic pitch here.

“Belorukov is the general of our defense, consistently playing in the Russian Premier League, he has great authority. It is clear that it would be hard for him against Messi and Ronaldo,” said Idowu to sport-express.ru.

This season, Brian Idowu has played two games in the Russian Cup and will be hoping to be a given a run out on Wednesday afternoon against Zenit.

Igho Kingsley

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