MOSCOW, Sep 16, Oleg Bogatov. Honorary President of the Russian Football Union Vyacheslav Koloskov said that he did not believe in the revival of the former striker of the national team Alexander Kokorin, who plays for the Cypriot «Aris». The goal was the first for Kokorin since November 29, 2020, when he scored for Spartak Moscow in the Russian championship match against Rotor Volgograd. “Personally, I didn’t expect anything, and Kokorin’s biography is not particularly interesting to me. Russia Artem) Dziuba, after all, also came to Turkey and scored (for Adana Demirspor) one goal, and then disappeared somewhere. Therefore, I will not be an optimist now that Kokorin is being revived and will still play in the national team. such dreams. In this situation, I recall the proverb that Nikolai Petrovich Starostin (formerly the long-term head of Spartak) said, “Whoever burned down, you won’t set fire to,” said Koloskov. — the source of the agency emphasized. Kokorin was rented by Aris from the Italian Fiorentina, which he transferred from Spartak in January 2021. The Russian contract with the Serie A club was concluded until 2024. Last season, the striker played six matches in the Italian championship, while never came out in the starting lineup.
