Albania - Ukraine: the opponent suffered serious losses before the League of Nations matches
Forward Artem Dovbyk and defender Viktor Korniyenko will not be able to help the Ukrainian national team in the upcoming matches of the League of Nations.
On the eve of the start of the League of Nations matches, the Ukrainian national team suffered serious losses. Artem Dovbyk and Viktor Korniyenko will not be able to help the team, reports the official website of the Ukrainian Football Association.
Artem Dovbyk received damage to the adductor muscle of the thigh
Forward Artem Dovbyk received damage to the adductor muscle of the thigh during the match of the 6th round of the Ukrainian Championship against Minaj, which took place on August 28. The player has already left the location of the national team, and now he is undergoing rehabilitation at the Dnipro-1 club.
Viktor Korniyenko has a knee injury
Defender Viktor Korniyenko has a knee injury. The player will also undergo rehabilitation at his club Shakhtar Donetsk. Dovbyk and Korniyenko have been replaced by Vitaliy Buyalskyi of Dynamo Kyiv and Eduard Sobol of Club Brugge.
The Ukrainian national team will hold the first match of the League of Nations on September 21 against Armenia in Yerevan. On September 24, the Blue-Yellows will play against Scotland in Glasgow, and on September 27 they will host Armenia in Lviv.