The future was owed to the fans on Friday, the 4:1 defeat in Danilovgrad (the first after 223 days) did not please anyone, and today the leader has a new test - in Pljevlja against Rudar.
The "Blues" lost for the first time since November and the duel with Zeta, but there is no room for panic, nor should there be, because they are 15 points away from the second-placed Sutjeska.
- Nobody likes to lose, but it has to happen sometime. We are to blame for the result against Iskra and we have to react - we owe it to ourselves, the coaching staff, the club management and the fans. It will be the real Future in Pljevlja - said the captain of Podgorica, Stefan Milić.
The new defender of Dinamo Zagreb expects a motivated Rudar, and Budućnost has to start despite problems with the squad. Petr Grbić, Draško Božović and Aleksandar Vujačić will not be suspended, Igor Ivanović is injured...
- It will be a demanding match. Rudar is a good team, it showed that before the break due to the coronavirus. I'm sure the opponent will be motivated, but we have to be too. Quality is certainly on our side - says Milić.
MARKOVIĆ: WE HAVE TO ADAPT
Rudar also has problems with the team. Probably even coach Edis Mulalić does not know who he will have available tonight, but it is certain that Velizar Janketić and Vule Vujačić, scorers of 17 league goals this season, will be missing.
- We have a very difficult task ahead of us, against the best team in the league. We all know what three points would mean for us - says Rudar midfielder Danilo Marković. The miner is in crisis, after the break he has three defeats and a draw, he scored only one goal, so he is again worried about survival.
- We are missing two players, the best scorers. Janketić and Vujačić are very important for the style of play we cultivate, but we have to adapt and start taking points even without them - Marković, who grew up in Budućnost, is clear.
TITOGRADU IS BURNING UNDER THE FEET, KOM ON "TREŠNJICA"
Sutjeska is at minus 15 compared to Budućnost, it has four points more than the third-placed Iskra. Looking at the table before the clash near Bistrica, there is no doubt that OFK Titograd needs more points. Podgorica are in the barrage zone for survival, they have five points less than Petrovac, which is above the line...
- It's time to show if and how much we can do. We are playing against the current champion, and the position in the table is not the best. In case of a positive result, this match could be important on the psychological level - said one of the trump cards of OFK Titograd, Balša Banović.
Sutjeska is playing the second of three matches in a row at home. In the last round, they defeated Grbalj (4:1), and on Sunday they will host Zeta.
- We will not underestimate Titograd, I am sure of that. The game against Grblje is encouraging, I believe that our form will get better and better - said Nikšić's defender Nemanja Nedić.
It will also be interesting in Golubovci, where Zeta and Kom meet. The home team wants to keep pace with the third-placed Iskra, and the Zlatica team believe it's time to celebrate after four games in which they drew three times.
- Kom plays good football and I don't think he deserves the penultimate place in the table - says Stefan Vukčević from Zeta.
After two tied draws, Podgorica awaits Petrovac, who in the last two rounds took a big step towards survival with victories over Iskra (4:1) and Rudar (2:0), while Iskra is the absolute favorite against Grblje in Danilovgrad...
Pairs of the 28th round
SUTJESKA - OFK TITOGRAD 18.00
Referee: Nikola Vođević (Podgorica).
MINER - THE FUTURE 20.00
Referee: Predrag Radovanović (Podgorica).
ZETA - KOM 20.00
Referee: Mileta Šćepanović (Podgorica).
PODGORICA - PETROVAC 20.00
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (Cetinje).
ISKRA - GRBALJ 20.00
Referee: Radoje Pajović (Podgorica).
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