Keisuke Honda and Seydou Doumbia will play the Russian Cup final, confirms Slutsky – Football News
CSKA Moscow head coach, Leonid Slutsky, has confirmed the involvement of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seydou-Doumbia-c33175 in the upcoming Russian Cup final against Anzhi Makhachkala at Terek Stadium (Grozny) next month.
"Honda sustained an injury during our last match. However, he along with Doumbia is in contention to play the Russian Cup final against Anzhi.
“Unfortunately, Fernandes is out for a longer period. He has damaged posterior horn of the meniscus. He will be back before the pre season training. Cauna, on the other hand, is out with an inflamed nerve. The
doctor will be able to tell the Latvian midfielder’s condition tomorrow,” Slutsky was quoted as saying.
The star duo did not take part in Sunday’s 0-0 draw in the Russian Premier League against Kuban Krasnodar at Luzhniki stadium after failing to pass a late fitness test. Currently, Doumbia and Honda both are in
the treatment room after sustaining respective injuries.
Their immediate return will hopefully boost the morale in the team as both players are arguably the key members of the squad.
Honda, the Japanese playmaker, has scored nine goals, while Doumbia, who remained on the sidelines much of the ongoing campaign, has scored four goals in all competition this season.
The due played their part in CSKA’s 2-0 win in the semi-final of the cup tournament against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Rostov-c39192 at Rostov-on-don last month. The match went down to extra time after both the teams failed to conclude a result
inside 90 minutes.
Ahmed Musa doubled the Moscow-based club’ advantage in the injury time after the Ivorian striker, Doumbia, put the team in front after scoring the opening goal of the enthralling cup tie.
Slutsky went on to lament the injured players that will not be in the team sheet against Rostov and highlighted: Mario Fernandes and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandrs-Cauna-c4627 respectively.
The 42-year-old urged his side to win the domestic cup, having already wrapped up their fourth league title this season, telling them that they can do the double should they keep on working hard as always.
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