The former mentor of the Russian national team, Valery Gazzaev, shared the opinion that the Brazilian players of Zenit Malcolm and Claudinho received Russian citizenship. Transmits words “Match TV”.
“Are Malcolm and Claudinho in the Russian team? If they want to get Russian citizenship, why not? Malcolm and Claudinho are Brazilian Olympic team players. Promes played for the Netherlands national team. It is not a shame for such players to issue passports if they wish,” said Gazzaev.
In the summer, the Brazilian players of Zenit Malcolm and Claudinho announced that they want to stay in the team from the shores of the Neva for the next season. Later, they themselves started the possibility of obtaining a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
In the current season of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Malcom has participated in 20 games where he has managed to score 16 goals and provide 5 assists.
CSKA defender Mario Fernandez is considered the brightest representative of a naturalized football player in the Russian national team. He played 33 matches for the national team.
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