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“I’m sure the team will battle for a place in the top three,” former CSKA Moscow defender and Russian international Oleg Kornaukhov told RIA Novosti.

The Russian football season resumes this weekend after a month-long summer break.

Table (12 games unless stated)

1. Rubin - 24

2. FC Moskva - 23

3. Spartak Moscow - 20

4. Krilya Sovetov - 20

5. Dynamo Moscow - 20

6. CSKA Moscow - 19 (11 games)

7. Zenit - 19

7. Spartak Moscow - 17

8. Rostov - 18

9. Lokomotiv Moscow - 16

10. Terek - 16

11. Kuban - 13

12. Saturn - 10

13. Tom Tomsk - 12

14. Amkar - 11

15. Spartak Nalchik - 8 (11 games)

16. Khimki - 4