Famous Russian journalist Alexei Andronov has ridiculed the prospect of a friendly match between his country's national team and Cuba.
"We have a meme in our quiz team "on the f*ck, and most importantly, why?".
Cuba is the absolute football bottom. The sport isn't even in the top 10 most popular sports there. Why?
The national team is always a problem for clubs. Injuries are possible, and if they're serious? And all this for Cuba?
I'm not against (and even in favour of!) the national team playing. But there are nuances. It's already reminiscent of the shoulder from the 15th kilometre of the Tver bypass. Why, really? The game in Volgograd, it is unclear with whom... yes it would be better to play with the club, with the same Zenit...", - wrote Andronov in his Telegram-channel.
Recall, immediately after the Russian attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, all Russian clubs and national teams were expelled from world football and to this day do not participate in official competitions. The last opponent of the Russian national team in friendly matches was the Kenyan national team. This incredible duel ended in a draw, 2:2. In addition, the record of the main football team of the aggressor country includes friendlies with Iraq, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other notable opponents.