Russia defender wants to play against Messi

Matvey Lukin, the central defender of the Russian national team and Moscow CSKA, announced that he wants to test his strength against the star Argentine forward Lionel Messi. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

He considers this opportunity very interesting and emphasized that seeing such a great footballer live is every player's dream. The Sport-Express publication quoted the player's words.

Earlier, there were reports in the press that the Russian national team might play a friendly match against the Argentina national team. In the near future, the team led by Valery Karpin will take the field in a friendly match against the Bolivia national team, sponsored by BetBoom company.

The match will take place on October 14 at a stadium in Moscow and will start at 20:00 Moscow time. This match is an opportunity for the Russian team to improve their skills and prepare for future competitions.