Urartian midfielder and former Russian national team player Denis Glushakov stated that it was important to test the strength of the players in the friendly match of the Russian national team against Serbia, and noted that this was more important than the result. His words lead the way “Sports Express”.
“Probably the Russian national team will play against its strongest rival, the Serbian national team, after the suspension. But I liked that the Uzbekistan team played against us. They proved that they have a good young generation by reaching the 1/4 finals in the Asian Cup. “It will be interesting to see how the Russian team will show its strength against Serbia,” Glushakov said.
On March 21, Valery Karpin’s team will play a friendly match with the Serbian national team at the VTB Arena. The meeting starts at 20.00 Moscow time.
On March 25, the Russian team will host Paraguay in Moscow.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations. Since then the national team has played only friendly matches. In 2023, the Russian team played six such matches.
Previously former Spartak player saidIn this case, Karpin will leave the Russian national team.