Ufa footballer Hamid Agalarov was selected player of the month in the Russian Premier League 
Russian Premier League (RPL). This was reported on the tournament website.
The winner was selected together with the Match Premier TV channel and the fans. In the voting, Agalarov bypassed the players of the St. Petersburg Zenit Yaroslav Rakitskiy and Claudinho, the Sochi striker Mateo Cassierra and the CSKA striker Chidera Edzhuke. The Ufa footballer leads the RPL scorers' race, scoring 11 goals.
Initially, Agalarov was included in the expanded list of players called up to the Russian national team for the November 2022 World Cup qualifying matches, but was not invited to the final squad. The head coach of the team Valery Karpin explained his decision by the fact that in the matches with Cyprus and Croatia he will bet on more experienced players.
The final composition of the Russian national team was announced earlier on Monday, November 1. Karpin called 29 players. The Russians will play at home with Cyprus on November 11. The away team will face Croatia in three days.