Smorodskaya assessed how Tiknizyan’s departure to Armenia will affect the Russian team

Former president of Lokomotiv Olga Smorodskaya does not believe that Nair Tiknizyan’s decision to play for the Armenian national team will have a negative impact on the Russian national team.

The football player of the capital club previously played for the Russian national teams U19 (5 matches), U20 (4 matches) and U21 (7 matches), but at the adult level he decided to play for the Armenian national team – he received a call for the upcoming EURO 2024 qualifier against Turkey .

– Tiknizyan is definitely not a loss for the Russian team. Made a choice and did it, it’s his decision. We have a lot of players of his level. And this level, to be honest, is not the highest. He has never been called up to the main team, so there is not even anything to talk about here. For the Russian national team, his choice will not change anything, – RB Sport quotes Smorodskaya.

In the 2022/23 season, Lokomotiv left-back scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 24 matches.

In the 19th round of the WORLD RPL, Lokomotiv will play away with Akhmat Grozny on Saturday. The match will be shown by the MATCH PREMIER thematic channel starting at 16:25 Moscow time, the broadcast will also be available on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites. Commentators – Konstantin Genich and Adam Akhmadov.