The match was supposed to take place on Monday, in the capital Moscow, but was cancelled. The ISIS attack killed more than 130 people in Russia
The friendly match between Russia and Paraguay, scheduled for next Monday (25/3), will no longer take place. The cancellation is due to last Friday’s terrorist attack in Moscow, which left more than 130 people dead in a concert hall.
“In the current situation, together with our colleagues from Paraguay, we have decided not to play a match between our teams, but we will organize it later. The match will not be able to take place in March, as the FIFA window ends on Tuesday and the players The players of the national team they are obliged to return to their clubs. We discussed that in the future we will definitely hold this match,” said Alexander Dyukov, president of the Russian Football Federation.
The match will take place at VTB Arena, the home stadium of Dinamo Moscow. The Paraguayans, in fact, were already on Russian soil training for the duel.
Gunmen invaded the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Russian capital on Friday and opened fire on the audience, killing more than 130 people. The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, considered the deadliest in Russian history over the past 20 years. The Kremlin said it had arrested 11 suspects, including four shooting suspects.
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Source: Terra
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