Nations League: Melikyan names 28-man squad for home Cyprus and Latvia trip
- Published
- Place
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Event date
- Past event —
Summary
Head coach Yeghishe Melikyan on 6 November named a 28-player squad for Armenia’s final two UEFA Nations League Group C2 matches: home to Cyprus on 12 November at 21:00 at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan, then away to Latvia on 15 November. Five players are out injured, including Eduard Spertsyan (Al-Ahli), plus Henri Avagyan, Sergey Muradyan, Julio Bueno and Finn Geragusian. Three more — Erik Simonyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan and Vahan Bichakhchyan — are not yet fully fit after injuries. The Football Federation of Armenia and Armenpress published the full list of goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards called up.
Analysis
Without Spertsyan, a key attacking creator at club level with Al-Ahli, Melikyan must reshuffle chance-making to close out Group C2. The home game versus Cyprus, with tickets already sold online only, draws most public attention; Latvia follows three days later on a short turnaround. For sports readers the list mainly shows who is available at the end of the group stage.
Possible consequences
Team sheets for 12 and 15 November will show Melikyan’s choices.
