Alaev urged not to devalue the importance of the matches of the Russian national football team

MOSCOW, June 12, Svetlana Bonopartova. President of the Russian Prime Minister League (RPL) Alexander Alaev said that any match of the Russian national football team is an important event for the country.
The Russian national team defeated the Belarusian team with a score of 4:0 on June 7 in Minsk. As part of the Russian national team, Ivan Oblyakov and Konstantin Tyukavin scored goals, Fedor Chalov also scored a brace.
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"Any match of the Russian national team, be it friendly or official, is an event, because the national team is the main team. I don’t want to discuss Belarus or Serbia and downplay the significance of the victory. I would like to congratulate Valery Georgievich, the entire coaching staff and players. They showed good football and ended the season on a good note,” said Alaev.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) together with the International Football Federation (FIFA) in February 2022 suspended Russian national teams and clubs from participating in international competitions due to events in Ukraine. After the sanctions began, the Russian national team played 13 friendly matches (six wins, six draws, one defeat).