CSKA and Lokomotiv-Kuban Clash in Super Cup Opener
Holders CSKA host Lokomotiv-Kuban at VTB Arena in Group A, while Zenit face Anadolu Efes in Group B on the same day.
Lokomotiv-Kuban open their VTB United League Super Cup campaign against CSKA on 18 September, with the Group A tie at the VTB Arena in Moscow kicking off at 20:00 Moscow time. CSKA, the holders, go into the match top of the group at 1-0, while Lokomotiv-Kuban sit at 0-0 alongside Igokea, who are 0-1.
In Group B, Zenit face Anadolu Efes at 17:00, also at the VTB Arena. UNICS lead that group at 1-0 after their opening fixture, with Zenit at 0-1 and Anadolu Efes yet to play, at 0-0. It is Zenit's second match of the tournament.
Lokomotiv-Kuban, founded in 1946 and based at the 7,000-capacity Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, come into the tie off the back of a lean run domestically — they sit third in the Russian Cup with no points from three matches. The club also parted with guard Ivan Pynko earlier this month, cutting the 26-year-old loose after a trial period that yielded him little playing time in preseason friendlies.
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