Preview of the Russian Championship match "Rubin" — "Dynamo"

The text broadcast of the game will be available online in our match center.

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After the match, wait on our resources for the traditional edition of "Inside" with the highlights of the game and interviews of the actors.

Dynamo at the start of the three-match away tour lost in St. Petersburg with a score of 1:2. Bitello scored his 5th goal this season and became Dynamo's top scorer in the championship. Kurban Rasulov played the second match in the RPL and with 7 saves became the best in the round in rebounding shots.

During the week, Dmitry Alexandrov underwent plastic surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint after injury, after which the 19-year-old midfielder will have a long recovery process.

In the offseason, Rubin retained all the leaders, parting only with Valentin Vada. At the same time, Honduras defender Denil Maldonado, former Colombian youth defender Anderson Arroyo, experienced midfielders Anton Shvets and Daler Kuzyaev, as well as French forward Jacques Sive joined the strong Kazan team. However, Maldonado and Shvets were seriously injured and cannot help the team yet.

Also, due to injuries in the match of the last round with Krasnodar, the team captain Igor Vujacic and the main defensive midfielder Ugochukwu Iwu were absent. Having missed a quick goal, Kazan tried to recoup the whole match, created some good moments, including hitting the crossbar, but in the end they were satisfied with a minimal defeat.

— With the problems we had, we didn't deserve to lose. The three central defenders played together for the first time in their lives. Ivu dropped out, we changed the scheme, left two mainstays, but everything was fine in discipline. There were enough approaches, there was no implementation. We will find our victories, the main thing is to have this character," Rashid Rakhimov said after the match.

"Rubin" and "Dynamo" are in similar shape – in the last 4 rounds the teams were able to win one victory over the "Wings of the Soviets", and in the standings they are neighbors. So this adds intrigue to Saturday's confrontation, which, with a successful outcome, will allow the blue and white to rise one line.

Rubin midfielder Alexander Zotov played for Dynamo for two seasons and won the FNL championship with him.

Ivan Sergeev and Kazan midfielder Daler Kuzyaev played together for Zenit in the 2022/23 season.

Former Dynamo physical training coach Jose Pastor Vercili has been working at the Kazan club since February.

Valery Karpin and Rashid Rakhimov have crossed paths as head coaches 12 times already, and so far a balance has been established: 5 wins and 2 draws each (one of them was a penalty shootout win for Rostov Karpin).

The teams have played 46 official matches, and so far the advantage is on the side of Kazan: 20 wins, 16 draws and 10 defeats.

The top scorers of the confrontation in the history of the national championships are Alejandro Dominguez (4 goals), Derley, Yaroslav Gladyshev, Alexander Ryazantsev, Bibras Natkho, Gokdeniz Karadeniz and Roni (all 3).

Linesmen Maxim Gavrilin and Hamid Talaev will help Inal Tanashev. Egor Egorov has been appointed as a reserve judge, and Sergey Frenchov will be the inspector. Pavel Kukuyan and Ivan Saraev will be responsible for the Video Referee Assistance System (VAR).

Earlier, the 28-year-old referee from Nalchik served the away game of the blue and white against Sochi (1:1).