Athletistic/Football. Former CSKA goalkeeper Valery Novikov believes that Safonov has become the first number of the Russian national team.

“I think the positions of Safonov and Lantratov are already becoming clear in the national team. Matvey has become a solid number one and Ilya will be his replacement.

As for Lunev and Nigmatullin, this is a rather unusual choice. Andrey played little at Bayer and was not immediately able to find a new team. For Nigmatullin, the challenge is apparently a compliment from Karpin. Valery Georgievich wants to be interested in a lot of goalkeepers, but, it seems to me, the bet will mainly be placed on Safonov and Lantratov,” Novikov told RB Sport.


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