Former Lokomotiv forward Dmitriy Bulykin shared his thoughts on how goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev's absence will impact the "red-blue" team ahead of the match between Lokomotiv and CSKA. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The expert expressed his views in an interview with the "Euro-Football.Ru" publication. According to Bulykin, Akinfeev is one of CSKA's key players who always instills confidence in the defenders and the entire team.
Therefore, his absence may cause some uncertainty in goal. However, CSKA is also a strong team defensively and has other players capable of fulfilling the goalkeeper's role.
The main issue will be how Lokomotiv takes advantage of this opportunity, Bulykin said. The match between Lokomotiv and CSKA, part of the 12th round of the Russian Championship, will be held on October 18 at the "RZD Arena" stadium in Moscow.
The game is scheduled to start at 19:45 Moscow time.
