Serbia drove through Nico Elvedi's own objective in first-half stoppage time and Aleksandar Mitrovic multiplied the benefit before Predrag Rajkovic saved a punishment from Swiss striker Breel Embolo. Serbia took a giant stride towards survival in the UEFA Nations League top-flight by securing a 2-0 victory over near rivals Switzerland - their first-ever head-to-head win. With Serbia and Switzerland essentially competing against each other to avoid relegation from Group A4, you’d have been forgiven for expecting a brighter start from two sides desperate to beat the other. It turned out to be quite the opposite though, as the only bright spot in an incredibly dull start came when Veljko Birmancevic ’s tame effort was easily gathered by Gregor Kobel . It took until just after the half-hour mark for the game's first big chance to arrive, but it was wasted by Breel Embolo who skewed wide after he was teed up by Silvan Widmer . That ...
Robert Prosinecki weekend will debut as national coach of Azerbaijan in a competition match. He spoke to goal.com about the chances of his country at the European Championship in 2016. Is optimistic. In an interview with Goal.com, Prosinecki talked about this debut, but also touched on the national team of his country and the Croatian chances in the forthcoming European Championships. He is optimistic! "This team is stronger than that of 1998. This is a talented generation that can surely something to make the EP in France, with a little luck maybe and took it. There are many teams that have advanced, but the Croatian can achieve something a lot. Today there are stars like Modric, Rakitic, Kovacic and Mandzukic who play for the biggest clubs of the world. With such players you have to think about the big things, "said Prosinecki. On his debut on the bench of Azerbaijan said that for him it will be a special game. "We play every three months, but I'm selec...