“I didn’t think that the Russian team would beat the Serbs with such a score” – Evgeniy Aldonin

Ex-footballer CSKA Evgueni Aldonin said he did not expect a landslide victory Russian national team in a friendly match with the team Serbia .

On Thursday, the Russian team beat the Serbian team in Moscow with a score of 4:0. In the 20th minute, with the score 0:0, defender Milan Gajić was sent off.

“I was waiting for our team to win, but I didn’t think we would win with such an overwhelming score.” Everything went well for us. If we take all the matches after the suspension, the match against Serbia was the best. Safonov saved several episodes; there was a very dangerous moment at the end of the first half. We witnessed some excellent football played by the Russian national team. There are reasons for joy and pride in our team.

— Who did you like in the Russian national team?

“I really liked the dedication and desire of the whole team. We felt that Serbia was an irritant for us. For them, this match was friendly, but for us, it was more a question of reputation. All fans missed the matches of the Russian national team. Serbia is a very good team in terms of composition.

— Don’t you think that the Russian national team has a problem with quality central defenders?

— Silyanov showed himself well in this match. He was nervous at the start and made a few positional errors, but he looked good in the second half. After all, Alexander played against a striker like Jovic. Of course, such a problem exists. Central defenders are a commodity in Russia,” Aldonin said, as quoted by RB Sport.

The next opponent of the Russians will be the Paraguayan national team, the match will take place on March 25 at the Dynamo stadium named after Lev Yashin, starting at 20:00 Moscow time.

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