Virtus.pro signed Perfecto in June 2025, but the former NAVI player leaves after limited success and months on the bench.
On Monday, August 3, Virtus.pro announced the departure of Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy, who leaves the Russian Counter-Strike 2 team after spending the last six months on the bench.
Perfecto signed for Virtus.pro in June 2025, following a short and rather unsuccessful stint with Cloud9, whom the 26-year-old joined after a long and illustrious career with Natus Vincere.
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Since putting on Virtus.pro’s jersey as a replacement for Timur “FL4MUS” Marev, Perfecto played 63 maps for the Russian squad, but did not find much success.
Virtus.pro were in decline even before Perfecto’s signing, but failed to show much improvement with the Russian in-game leader, failing to break into the top five across nine tournaments attended.
The start of the 2026 season was particularly difficult for VP, who tanked to No.100 in the Valve Regional Standings.
That eventually led to more roster changes and the benching of the core, including Perfecto, Petr “fame” Bolyshev, and Evgenii “FL1T” Lebedev.
Since the major roster overhaul, Perfecto has remained on Virtus.pro’s bench and has featured in only one online showmatch tournament, WINLINE Star Series Season 2.
In the online event, the Russian IGL played for the stack Team Bratishkin and won, beating Team SNAILKICK 3-1 in the grand final.
By leaving Virtus.pro after spending six months sidelined, Perfecto now enters free agency, where he will look for a new home.
Mark Prezelj
Esports Betting Analyst
Mark Prezelj is a Slovenian esports betting analyst with over 3,500 articles at EsportBet and the founder of Lines64.com — someone who has been reading odds longer than most readers have been watching esports.
