Sychev believes that Dziuba was rightly not called up to the Russian national team for the March matches

Former striker of the Russian national team Dmitry Sychev believes that Lokomotiv striker Artem Dzyuba was rightly not called up to the national team for the March training camp.

Dzyuba shares first place with Alexander Kerzhakov in the list of top scorers in the history of the Russian national team – 30 goals each. He moved to Lokomotiv in February, signing a contract until the end of the season. As part of the “red-green” he played five matches, scored four goals.

– The team lacks Dziuba? Valery Georgievich [Карпин] he gave an explanation. It is absolutely correct that now the emphasis is on young players in the national team,” Sychev said to the “Championship”.

The Russian national team beat the Iraqi team (2:0) in a friendly match on Sunday in St. Petersburg. Earlier, the Russians in Tehran tied with Iran (1:1). The Russian national team has been suspended from international competitions by decision of FIFA and UEFA.

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