Russia loses another defender before Nigeria game
19-year-old Danilov from CSKA did not play in the autumn matches of the national team due to inflammation of the tendon and left the team. On October 6, the Russian team will host the Nigerian team in Nizhny Novgorod
Head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin said that 19-year-old defender CSKA Kirill Danilov left the location of the team before the match with the Nigerians. The words of the coach lead TASS.
Russia and Nigeria will play a friendly match on October 6 in Nizhny Novgorod. Danilov played two matches for the national team in the summer, but missed the autumn matches.
According to Karpin, Danilov has inflammation of the tendon, with which he plays in CSKA for a year. “He goes to the field at least once a week. The pain went down, but not at a rapid pace. If we did not train, plus there are pains, we will not take risks, the coach said.
Karpin complained of injuries in the line of defense as early as September 28. By that time, the team was left without defenders of Lokomotiv Alexander Silyanov and Evgeny Morozov, several days of training missed Maxim Osipenko and Turpal-Ali Ibishev. On October 2, it became known that Monaco midfielder Alexander Golovin was also injured.
In previous matches, the Russian team beat Iran in Kazan (2: 0) and Namibia in Yekaterinburg (6: 0).
