On 6 August Rubin Kazan had the first training session at Kazan-Arena, the ultramodern sports facility, which had been build for the Summer Universiade.

26 players, including 4 goalkeepers and Alirez Hagigi, took part in this session, which was open for media for the first 15 minutes. Iranian goalkeeper returned to the team from Portugal, where he had played for six months on a loan, as the website of the club informs.