Legendary CSKA Moscow and Russian national team goalkeeper igor Akinfeev attended latest edition of Partizan Interview. The 38-year-old spoke about his impressions after fraternal friendly between Partian and CSKA.
“When fraternal clubs Partizan and CSKA play, it`s a special atmosphere. Fans join together to chant and that`s priceless. Most importantly, we must not lose our faith in this friendship of ours as there are lots of things in life able to make it hard on us but, as we all know, Serbs and Russians are brother nations and fan`s movements make this brotherhood even more beautiful and stronger to the joy of all of us”, said Akinfeev.
We wanted to learn who was the best player Akinfeev faced against in his career as he has UEFA Cup trophy, European Championship semis and World Cup quarter-finals under his belt.
“There were many, really many of them. For example, I played against Ronaldo four times and he scored only once. I played against Messi once and he didn`t score. How can I pick one? Of course, Messi and Ronaldo are both special but I like period between 2006 and 2008 more, when we had young Zlatan or Quaresma and lot more I could single out. From this perspective, atmosphere in those days is the one I`m kind of more fond of”.
Finally, Akinfeev expressed his desire to play Partizan again in the near future, come summer or winter.
“We definitely need more such friendly games or tournaments, why not even a winter cup during the winter break. It would be great to have quality match-ups and all these dear people to celebrate and enjoy on the stands. It would be a great joy for me alone”, said Igor Akinfeev.
