The captain of the Nicaraguan national football team called Safonov a reference goalkeeper.

On March 26, captain of the Nicaraguan national football team Juan Barrera named the Russian goalkeeper of the Paris Saint-Germain football club (FC) (PSG). Matvey Safonov is a reference player.

"If you single out someone in the Russian national team, then you can mention goalkeeper Safonov. This is the benchmark player of the Russian team," Sport-Express quotes the words of the football player.

In addition, Barrera added that he was glad to host a friendly match between the national teams of Russia and Nicaragua on March 27 in Krasnodar.

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Matvey made the second "cracker" and remained the only Russian in the main European cup, Nikita missed five, but beat Courtois' achievement.

On March 20, the Russian Football Union (RFU) announced the final composition of the Russian national team for friendly matches with Nicaragua and Mali. The list includes Monaco midfielder Alexander Golovin and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Matvey Safonov. The application also includes: goalkeeper Maxim Borisko (Baltika), defender Igor Diveev (Zenit), midfielders Alexey Batrakov (Lokomotiv), Matvey Kislyak and Dmitry Barinov (CSKA).

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