CSKA Doctor Bezuglov Provides Update on Akinfeevs Return Ahead of Spartak Derby

The head of the medical department of PFC CSKA, Eduard Bezuglov, provided an update on the health of the team’s goalkeeper, Igor Akinfeev, and confirmed that the goalkeeper will be training with the main group leading up to the derby against Spartak. The match is set to take place on November 22 as part of the 16th round of the Mir RPL.

“Igor Akinfeev remained in Moscow and is doing well. Fans need not worry. He will be fit for the derby [against Spartak] and will prepare with the rest of the team,” Bezuglov stated in a video on CSKA’s Telegram channel.

Recall that the goalkeeper sustained an injury during the 11th-round match against Spartak (3-2). Since then, the captain of the red-blues has missed three league matches.