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Russian stars Kokorin & Mamaev involved in chair attack on trade official

Zenit and Krasnodar have issued strongly worded statements after two of their players were involved in an altercation at a cafe in Moscow

Zenit have expressed their outrage following an altercation in a cafe involving Russia star Aleksandr Kokorin.

The 27-year-old forward was filmed on a CCTV camera attacking another man with a chair in the establishment in Moscow.

Pavel Mamaev of Krasnodar, who faced Zenit in a league match in St Petersburg on Sunday, is also said to have been involved in the clash.

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The man who was struck was named in the Russian media as Denis Pak, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.