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 ...
Dušan Vlahović, captain of Juventus: The new coach gave him the armband, and then the Serb got annoyed! 07.28.2024
The Serb failed to prevent his team's defeat in Germany as captain. The players of Juventus experienced a convincing defeat in the preparatory match against Nuremberg (0:3), at the "Max Moslock Stadium" in Germany. The new coach of the Italian great Tiago Motta introduced Dusan Vlahović from the bench in the 46th minute and gave him the captain's armband. Unfortunately, the Serbian with the Torinese "nine" failed to equalize the score at 1:1 because he did not use the penalty in the 72nd minute. He shot hard to his right and hit the post. The ball bounced, and Dušan spread his hands as a sign of dissatisfaction with his shot. After that missed chance, the Germans made their home victory convincing in the end, with goals from Dustin Forkel and Timo Janis. Watch the most interesting details of the match Nuremberg - Juventus: