Our prediction for this match:
Russia
Match Time & Date:
25/03/2024
18:00
Prediction: 2-1
Paraguay
After rolling over Cuba (8-0) and Serbia (4-0) in the last two friendly games, Russia will be aiming to provide fans with yet another thrilling spectacle when they face Paraguay at VTB Arena (Moscow) on Monday afternoon. Valerij Karpin, though, is widely expected to mix the squad, with all Miranchuk, Gorshkov, Sergeev, and Zakharyan pushing for recalls to the starting XI.
La Albirroja, on the other hand, are eager to kickstart 2024 in great manner, but given Russia’s excellent performance in the crushing of Serbia, home win should be considered. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Torino forward Antonio Sanabria, who has netted three goals in 32 appearances for the national team. It has to be noted that five players from the domestic championship made the cut: Alfredo Aguilar, Matias Espinoza, Ivan Ramirez, Fabrizio Peralta, and Hernesto Caballero.
Highlighted Team (Russia):
While they won the 1960 European Championship, while losing in the final in 1964, 1972 and 1988 as Soviet Union, Russia have enjoyed little success since starting to compete as an independent country in 1992.
Their best result up to date is the third-placed finish at the Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, while the team failed to get past the group stage at the World Cup finals in three attempts. However, with Russian Premier League getting stronger by the day, the national team have started to improve as well, and they now finally seem capable of matching the world’s top sides.
The new generation includes high-quality footballers such as Alan Dzagoev, Aleksandr Kokorin, Artyom Dzyuba and Oleg Shatov, while the likes of Igor Akinfeev, Sergei Ignashevich, Roman Shirokov and Yuri Zhirkov are nearing the closing stages of their careers. But, with plenty of exciting talent coming through the ranks, future definitely looks bright for the Russia national team.
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