Goals from Paraguay striker Luis Caballero and Belarus captain Dmitry Verkhovtsov saw Krylya Sovetov snatch an away 2-1 win over FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League on Sunday.
Rostov remain second bottom in the table with one point after four games while Krylya move into the top eight with seven points.
Caballero opened the scoring on 19 minutes, tapping the ball into the net on the rebound as Rostov goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa stopped a curling shot from Caballero's fellow Paraguayan Pablo Zeballos.
On 54 minutes Slovakia defender Kornel Salata equalized for Rostov, heading the ball into the net at the corner.
In similar fashion, Verkhovtsov's header restored Krylya's lead on the hour mark from Zeballos' corner.
Earlier Sunday, a late goal from Zoran Tosic helped CSKA Moscow to scrape a 1-0 win against big-spending Anzhi and late goals for midfielders Bibras Natkho and Roman Eremenko brought Rubin Kazan a hard-fought 2-0 home win against Dynamo Moscow.
Elsewhere, stubborn resistance from Mordovia Saransk thwarted the Amkar Perm attack and earned the newly-promoted minnows a point for a goalless draw.
On Saturday, Zenit St. Petersburg hammered in five goals as they demolished 10-man Spartak Moscow to go clear at the top, while Lokomotiv Moscow clung on for a 2-2 draw with Alania Vladikavkaz and Terek Grozny beat FC Volga 2-0.
On Friday, FC Kuban defeated rivals FC Krasnodar 2-1 in a derby clash.
