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Russian national football team flew to Krasnodar before the match with Venezuela

The national football team of Russia flew to Krasnodar before the friendly match with Venezuela, which will be held on November 17

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Russian national football team flew to Krasnodar before the match with Venezuela

The national football team of Russia flew to Krasnodar before the friendly match with Venezuela, which will be held on November 17. At the airport, the team was met by representatives of the air harbor, its press service reported.

The upcoming game was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Nikita Simonyan and the victory of the USSR national team at the 1956 Olympic Games. In honor of these events, Russian football players plan to go on the field in retroform.

The residents of Krasnodar Krai will also pay special attention to the match: eight players will represent the region in the national team. Among them are Matvey Safonov from the French PSG, Maxim Borisko and Kirill Danilov from CSKA, Nikolai Komlichenko from Lokomotiv, Danil Prutsev from Spartak, Alexei Miranchuk from the American Atlanta United, as well as Krasnodar players Stanislav Agkatsev and Ilya Vakhania.

In another article, we wrote that the pupil of Krasnodar Nikolay Komlichenko helped the Russian national team to win a strong-willed victory over Uzbekistan with a score of 3: 2. The Lokomotiv striker came on as a substitute and scored two goals in five minutes, and the winning goal was on the account of Alexei Miranchuk.

Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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