"Zenit" apologized to Makhachkala's "Dynamo" for the pre-match poem about beards and papakhas.
Saint Petersburg's "Zenit" publicly apologized to Makhachkala's "Dynamo" for a pre-match epigram in which it stated to the guests from Dagestan that, despite being backed by the fortress of Makhachkala, "here for ages everyone has been shaving beards to the skin, and the wind has been tearing off papakhas like a hand." "Dynamo" reminded that the papakha and beard are symbols of honor, dignity, faith, and centuries-old traditions for the people of Dagestan, and demanded an apology.