: Euro 2020: Aleksei Miranchuk’s strike helps Russia revive knockout hopes with win over Finland #IndiaNEWS A special goal by Aleksei Miranchuk allowed Russia to kickstart their Euro 2020 campaign

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Euro 2020: Aleksei Miranchuk’s strike helps Russia revive knockout hopes with win over Finland #IndiaNEWS
A special goal by Aleksei Miranchuk allowed Russia to kickstart their Euro 2020 campaign with a 1-0 win over Finland in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday, but the game was marred by an injury to Mario Fernandes.Miranchuk, of Serie A side Atalanta, produced a glorious finish in first-half stoppage time for the only goal of the game between the neighbours in Group B.It blows open the section after Russia, one of nine participating nations at the Euro playing matches at home, had lost 3-0 to Belgium in their opening game at the weekend.Finland, making their debut at a major international tournament, had beaten Denmark 1-0 in Copenhagen on Saturday, a game completely overshadowed by Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest.Here it was Russia’s Fernandes, the Brazilian-born CSKA Moscow right-back, who provided an injury scare.The 30-year-old went up for a high ball in the Finland box in the first half and came down awkwardly, the back of his neck taking the full force of the landing.He needed to be stabilised and was stretchered off before being taken to hospital.The Russian team’s Twitter feed said he was undergoing tests for a suspected spinal injury.Russia went on to win the game without Fernandes, as Miranchuk turned on the edge of the box and played...Read more

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