Rostov player Viktor Melekhin took part in the match between Russia and Nigeria
Russian national football team played a draw with the team of Nigeria
The Russian national football team played a draw with the Nigerian team. The meeting was held on October 6 in Nizhny Novgorod.
The starting lineup of the national team included Rostov defender Viktor Melekhin. The player spent 79 minutes on the field, but he did not show any results.
As part of the Russian national team, goals were scored by Lechi Sadulayev in the 30th minute, Matvey Kislyak in the 45th and Alexei Miranchuk in the 54th. The meeting ended with the score 3-3.
In 2026, the Russian team held eight friendly matches. In five of them, the team won, drew twice and was defeated once.
In the rating of the International Football Federation (FIFA), the Russian team takes 35th place. Nigeria is on the 26th line.
