Nikolai Pisarev, coach of the Russian national team, talked about the next friendly match with Iran, which participated in the World Cup in Qatar. A friendly match will be played between the teams on March 23 in Tehran.
Iran is a really good competitor. We are now collecting information about all players. Yes, we said earlier that it makes sense to advance young players. What will be the decision of Head Coach Karpin will be determined as soon as we learn the dates of the matches. Then I think Karpin will gather his coaching staff and determine the lineup.
Dziuba? For now, we’ll keep an eye on him in the Lokomotiv jersey. We will convey what we see live to the head coach,” said Pisareva. “Match TV”.
Dzyuba last played for the Russian national team at the European Championship in June 2021. He is the top scorer in the history of the national team. 55 and 30 goals on the forward account.
It is worth noting that during the past year the Russian team played three friendly matches. Valery Karpin trusted young people and caused a large number of newcomers.
Formerly Yuri Semin He described the Russian national team’s match against Iran as an excellent test of strength..