The Russian national football team held another training session at a base near Moscow in Novogorsk ahead of the League of Nations matches with Serbia and Hungary.

All players worked in a common group.

In general, the medical staff positively assessed the players' uniforms and expressed confidence that by the first meeting, which will be held on September 3, everyone will be in optimal condition.

In addition, the day before, the players who arrived in Novogorsk passed tests for coronavirus.

All of them showed negative results.

According to the chief physician of the Russian national team Eduard Bezuglov, the team will undergo two more tests under the supervision of the laboratory of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

“This is not the first month that we have been in this position, so all algorithms have already been worked out, no questions have arisen.

The doctors of the clubs and the guys themselves took a responsible attitude to the situation.

Football players understand everything, no one needs to be specially warned.

Therefore, we work in a standard mode, tests are passed on time, they are all negative.

There were no surprises.

The arrival at the base was comfortable, everything was organized at the highest level, "- said Bezuglov.

Due to the fact that the impact of COVID-19 on the body has not been fully understood, many had concerns about the shape of the players who had the disease.

“We don't see any changes.

Moreover, in the national team there are football players with antibodies, whose form is highly rated.

The medical staff is guided by numbers, and there are no problems with them.

Everyone is in the same condition as a year ago.

There are no problems in the work of the lungs and the cardiovascular system, ”Bezuglov assured.

In conclusion, he clarified the situation with injuries to Alexander Golovin, Alexey Miranchuk, Denis Cheryshev, Dmitry Barinov and Yevgeny Lutsenko, who are missing the current training camp.

“We got the results of Golovin's MRI.

He will miss about four weeks.

Miranchuk's situation is better.

I think in two or three weeks he will start training in the general group, perhaps we will even see him on the field.

Lutsenko's terms are the same.

Barinov underwent surgery in Italy.

He is doing well, the operation went according to plan.

The terms of rehabilitation in this situation are standard - you need to focus on six months.

A little earlier - super, a little later - no big deal, ”added Bezuglov.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the spring training camp of the national team was canceled.

In this regard, the players themselves noted that they were happy to return to the location of the national team and meet each other.

According to Lokomotiv midfielder Anton Miranchuk, he has already had time to rest after the match with Zenit and is feeling well.

“I am glad to be back in the national team.

All gathered, talked, classes are fun and positive.

Now we are having a difficult period, the main thing is to be able to recover correctly.

But the national team has a good medical staff.

Therefore, everyone, including me, is in good physical shape.

This will be my debut in the League of Nations.

But I take any match seriously, ”Miranchuk said.

After the training, the first theoretical lesson took place, where the strengths and weaknesses of the Serbs, the first rival of the Russians, were examined.

“Of course, I've heard a lot about the Serbian national team, I know that several players play in the European top championships at once.

This is a strong team, but the more interesting it will be for us to play with it, and the fans - to watch the match, ”said the midfielder.

On August 30, it became known about the transfer of Alexei Miranchuk to the Italian Atalanta.

Anton expressed confidence that his brother will fit into the new team, will be able to reveal himself in it and show his best side.

“Of course, we communicate, so I understood that he had a desire to move to a European club.

Atalanta are a top team, so this is a very good offer for them.

Lyosha is a professional, a player with a good head.

And his new coach loves athletic football, pays attention to working on physics.

So much the better for a brother.

Honestly, I have not yet fully realized that a loved one will no longer be around.

I think this will happen when we return to the club, we enter the locker room.

Of course, it's not easy.

But this is football, we were ready.

I am sure that we will see you again on the football field, ”concluded Miranchuk.

Sochi goalkeeper Soslan Dzhanaev also shared his impressions of the first days of the training camp.

He noted that the players had little time to prepare for the new season, however, due to the tight schedule, they are gaining form quickly.

“We haven't met for a long time, usually there is a shorter period between training camps.

We missed each other.

We are preparing for the match with the Serbs with a positive spirit.

The requirements are the same everywhere, both in the clubs and in the national team, so everyone is as concentrated as possible.

We have excellent relationships in the goalkeeper team, a good microclimate, we have known each other for a long time, we constantly meet on the field, ”said Dzhanaev.

In addition, he especially noted the goalkeepers of the youth team of the Russian national team, Alexander Maksimenko and Matvey Safonov.

At the moment, Mikhail Galaktionov's charges are preparing for matches with the teams of Bulgaria and Poland.

“These guys had a great and stable last season, despite their age. I think they will continue in the same spirit. These goalkeepers are the future of our country and already show a high class, ”Dzhanaev added.