Karpin explained the non-call Sobolev and Zakharyan in the Russian team
Sobolev and Zakharyan were initially in the expanded Russian national team for the November matches. According to Karpin, the players were not included in the final squad for medical reasons. n
Zenit striker Alexander Sobolev and Spanish Real Sociedad midfielder Arsen Zakharian were not included in the Russian national team for November matches due to health reasons. This was announced by the head coach of the national team Valery Karpin, whose words are cited by the press service of the Russian Football Union (RFU).
On November 6, Karpin announced the final composition of the Russian national team for the November friendly matches. There was no Zakharian and Sobolev, who were originally included in the expanded list.
We talked with the medical staff, and for health reasons did not include Sobolev in the final composition for the upcoming gathering. The same goes for Zakharian. We waited until the last, so the final list was given only today. There was hope he could play in yesterday's match for Real Sociedad in the Europa League, but Arsene didn't even make it into the game's bid. For health reasons, he was also not called to the UTS of the Russian national team, Karpin said.
On November 12, the Russian national team will play with the team of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, and on November 17, will host the team of Venezuela in Krasnodar.
The national team has been suspended from FIFA and UEFA tournaments since 2022. Since then, Karpin's team has only played friendly matches.
