Soccer-Russia bank on boost from exuberant striker Dzyuba


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Russia Training - Novogorsk Training Center, Novogorsk, Russia - May 20, 2021 Russia's Artem Dzyuba during training REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will need their leading striker Artyom Dzyuba at his best to get out of the group stage at the European Championship for the first time in more than a decade.

The towering 32-year-old captain starts Euro 2020 after scoring twice to secure Zenit St Petersburg's third straight Russian Premier League title this month, having shown his prowess in the qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup.

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