Honored coach of Russia Stanislav Cherchesov said that Akron striker Artem Dzyuba could break the scoring record in Russian football before the end of this season. According to him, as quoted by TASS, he needs two goals to do so.
Artem is a player who can be useful to any team. The main thing is that he is ready, healthy and motivated. A record? Why not? He is ready, the season continues , – Cherchesov said .
In the history of Russian football, Dzyuba has scored 232 goals. Only one goal separates him from the record holder Aleksandr Kerzhakov (233). Artem Dzyuba is also five points behind Dmitry Loskov in the goal+pass system in Russian championships: Dzyuba has 261 points, Loskov has 266.
Earlier, Dzyuba expressed his readiness to play for the Russian national team in order to score a goal and become the top scorer in the history of the national team. At the moment, the forward has 30 goals. He shares first place with former Zenit striker Alexander Kerzhakov. Dzyuba played his last match for the national team in 2021.
Meanwhile, the head coach of the Russian national football team, Valery Karpin, suggested that Dzyuba and Kerzhakov play one-on-one . The coach believes that this way the best scorer in the history of the national team can be determined.