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Russian national team lost a defender before the November matches

According to the general director of Dynamo Moscow, Osipenko returned to the location of the club for a medical reason. n

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Russian national team lost a defender before the November matches

Defender of the Moscow “Dynamo” Maxim Osipenko returned to the location of the club from the Russian national team due to injury, said the General Director of “Dynamo” Pavel Pivovarov, whose words are cited by “RB Sport”.

Osipenko returned to Dynamo for medical reasons. He had an MRI, it seems that after the match he was injured and for some time out, said Pivovarov.

Initially, the 32-year-old Osipenko entered the final team of Russia for matches with the national teams of Uzbekistan (November 12) and Venezuela (November 17).

Russia has been banned from FIFA and UEFA tournaments since 2022. Since then, the national team has only played friendly matches.

Source: РБК ↗

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