Lodygin: “We need to take the matches with Serbia and Paraguay seriously, show everything on the field, because a lot of fans will come”

The goalkeeper of the Greek Panathinaikos Yuri Lodygin, called up to the Russian national team, shared his expectations from the friendly matches with the teams of Serbia and Paraguay.

The match with the Serbia national team will take place on March 21, the game with the Paraguay team will take place on March 25. Both matches will take place at the VTB Arena in Moscow.

— I always thought that I could be in the national team again. Matches with Serbia and Paraguay give a chance to show themselves, especially for young guys who play in the RPL. You can try your hand at rivals who compete in European championships.

This is also an opportunity for coaches to try out their setups that they have been preparing. Only positive things come from such matches. We need to take this seriously, show everything on the field, because a lot of fans will come,” the Championship quotes Lodygin.

For the training camp of the Russian national team, which started in Novogorsk on March 14, Andrei Lunev (Qarabag), Alexander Maksimenko (Spartak), Matvey Safonov (Krasnodar) and Lodygin were called up from the goalkeepers.

The Match TV channel will broadcast live friendly matches of the Russian national football team with the teams of Serbia and Paraguay.