Lokomotiv Moscow player Innokenty Samokhvalov died while training at home during the Coronavirus-enforced worldwide football break.
The 22-year-old is suspected to have succumbed to heart failure during a solo training session.
Lokomotiv Moscow announced the sad development via a statement on their website.
‘On April 20, defender Innokenty Samokhvalov died. The footballer became ill during an individual training session. Details of the tragedy are being clarified,’ reads the statement.