About the Rival
For the first time in the last three seasons, it can be said that "Krylia Sovetov" managed to keep all their leaders during this transfer window. However, there is a small caveat – Nikita Saltykov, who opened this season, was sold to "Lokomotiv", but will play in Samara on loan until summer. The only loss was the departure of Croatian defender Mateo Barac to the Kazakhstani "Aktobe".
Meanwhile, "Krylia Sovetov" managed to re-sign midfielder Fernando Costanza until the summer of 2028, and another reinforcement arrived from "Chertanovo" – 21-year-old forward Pavel Popov, who has already managed to score twice in friendly matches.
The Samara team also has not been defeated yet: in Turkey, they beat "Volgar" (4:1), "Alania" (3:1), and the Macedonian "Gostivar" (3:1), while the matches against Uzbek "Surkhan" and Serbian "Radnicki 1923" ended in draws (1:1).
Additionally, the Samara team announced the creation of "Krylia Sovetov-2", which will start competing in the FNL-B competitions in 2024.