“Semin told me that Kvaratskhelia is stronger than even Marat Izmailov” – Nigmatullin

Former goalkeeper of the Russian national team Ruslan Nigmatullin admitted that he was not surprised by the success of the Georgian Napoli striker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

During the current season in Serie A, Kvaratskhelia scored 8 goals and gave 9 assists. On Sunday, in a 3-0 win against Spezia, he scored from the penalty spot and provided an assist. In Russia, Kvaratskhelia played for Lokomotiv and Rubin.

– I’m not even surprised by Khvichi’s success at Napoli. I will explain why: a few years ago, when Kvaratskhelia had just joined Lokomotiv, I met with Yuri Semin. And I asked him: “Is Khvicha really good enough to be a starter at 18?” Then Semin told me: “Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is stronger than even Marat Izmailov.” And Marat is an old favorite of Yuri Pavlovich. Such an assessment from Semin says a lot. Kvaratskhelia really turned out to be an excellent player,” Nigmatullin said to the “Championship”.

Napoli are on the top of Serie A with 56 points.

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