[HIGHLIGHTS] Mostovoy’s departure, Zakharyan’s Spanish and Karpin’s “stupid” answer: the Russian team has completed preparations for the match with Serbia

Russian national football team will play its first friendly match in 2024. The match will finally take place at home - at the VTB Arena.

The rival of Valery Karpin's team will be a team from Serbia. The game will begin with a minute of silence in memory of journalist Vasily Utkin. Novak Djokovic will not be among the spectators in the stands. The first racket of the world considered it inappropriate to return to Europe in the near future. Panathinaikos goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin says two or three more players can safely go to Europe.