The Dinamo Makhachkala Gazette
Match10 Oct 2026
No mercy from Dinamo Makhachkala
Orenburg will want this one forgotten quickly: 4‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Dinamo Makhachkala were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
Alexandru Musi scores twice — 8.24
Two goals and a mark of 8.24 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Match10 Oct 2026
Nobody wants to play Dinamo Makhachkala right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Dinamo Makhachkala
Daniil Lesovoy and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The terraces12 Oct 2026
Dinamo Makhachkala supporters have found a favourite in Leonel Galván
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 19-year-old it feels ownership of. Leonel Galván has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
Vladimir Khubulov was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 19. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market12 Oct 2026
Dinamo Makhachkala promote Dmitriy Baranovsky from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dmitriy Baranovsky has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market12 Oct 2026
Dinamo Makhachkala promote Nazar Toporov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nazar Toporov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
Daniil Lesovoy in the eights
A performance of 8.38 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
In brief
- The dugout Vanderlei gets it from the manager
- The dugout Nikita Kashirin has his say
- The dugout Gamid Agalarov asks for a word with the manager