Zakharyan, Batrakov and Golovin joined the expanded Russian national team

Football players Arsen Zakharyan, Alexey Batrakov and Alexander Golovin joined the expanded Russian national team for the November friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Venezuela. This was announced on October 26 on the website of the Russian Football Union (RFU).

The coaching staff, led by Valery Karpin, also included six goalkeepers in the application: Denis Adamov, Stanislav Agkatsev, Alexander Maksimenko, Anton Mitryushkin, Matvey Safonov and Maxim Borisko.

Among the defenders, the expanded squad includes Kirill Danilov, Danil Krugovoy, Igor Dmitriev, Ruslan Litvinov, Andrei Langovich, Viktor Melekhin, Evgeny Morozov, Alexander Silyanov, Mingiyan Beveev, Ilya Vakhania, Turpal-Ali Ibishev and Maxim Osipenko.

In addition to Zakharyan and Batrakov, Kirill Glebov, Matvey Kislyak, Ivan Oblyakov, Danil Prutsev, Nail Umyarov, Daniil Glebov, Artyom Karpukas and Alexey Mironov were included in the list of midfielders.

In addition to Golovin, Yaroslav Gladyshev, Konstantin Tyukavin, Nikolay Komlichenko, Sergey Pinyaev, Alexander Sobolev, Lechi Sadulaev and Alexey Miranchuk were called into the attack line.

As part of the November training camp, the Russian team will hold two friendly meetings. The first match will take place on November 12 against Uzbekistan in Tashkent, and on November 17 Karpin's team will play Venezuela in Krasnodar.

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