Spalletti defends Zenit compliment ahead of Ukraine

Luciano Spalletti says he does not condone Russia's war in Ukraine, and simply congratulated his former team.

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00:00 There are many players I coached in that school.

00:06 The coach is a former player I coached.

00:14 There are five of my co-workers.

00:21 The president was Alexei Miller, as he is now.

00:31 I received compliments for the win of my league.

00:39 So I think it's the least I can do to go and give compliments for their win.

00:48 It seems totally wrong to compare a title won by a team to the current conflict.

01:11 I don't know what the reasons are for what happened.

01:27 But I don't agree with any type of conflict.

01:31 I am against any form of war.

01:35 We, as an Italian nation, are close to all those people who are suffering in these conflicts.

02:00 Our thoughts go to all those families who have nothing to see and want to live in peace.

02:11 And to all those children who are no longer there and who have suffered.