The duel of the first and the last - the first has a comfortable advantage at the top, the last is fighting for survival.
On paper, Sutjeska is a big favorite against Zeta in the 29th round of the Telekom 1. CFL, the two teams share 42 points, but the first champion of Montenegro is trying to avoid relegation.
In the second part of the season, the team from Golubov achieved three victories - three times more than in the whole autumn, they have six points less than the penultimate Podgorica and believe that they will catch at least the barrage for survival, eight rounds before the end.
SUTJESKA BEWARE, ZETA HOPEFUL
"We have a tough game ahead of us. They are the last, but they convincingly beat Iskra and Rudar. I think, however, that we are closer to victory if we fulfill what we agreed to and be at the level", said Dragan Grivić, who played the first minutes in the last round against Podgorica after a serious injury and a long break.
"We are glad that he is with us again, I expect him to get a bigger chance very soon and to slowly get into competitive shape and get into the rhythm he had before the injury," said coach Milija Savović, whose team is safe at the top with plus 11 and only a miracle can prevent her from winning the title.
Savović warned of the danger posed by Zeta.
"They have improved, they are in better shape than some of the teams that are ahead of them in the table. We will be careful, I hope we will respect our rival like everyone else, that we will enter 100 percent concentrated, because our goal is, as always, victory".
The rival arrives - relieved, although burning under his feet.
"Sutjeska is the favorite, the table shows that, so this match is not a must for us, like some others. However, every point is worth its weight in gold to us and we will try to win it even on the leader's field", said Zeta left back Andrej Pupović. Sutjeska is in the series against Zeta - six consecutive victories in the championship, all three this season with a goal difference of 7:0.
THE FUTURE IN THE BAR, THE SAILOR IS BURNING
Only one triumph was recorded by Mornar in the last 12 matches of Telekom 1. CFL, only two in the last 20 duels - due to bad form, but also the fact that the current champion is visiting, it seems that the favorite in the duel between Baran and Budućnost is known.
Nevertheless, the young stopper of the team from Podgorica, Damjan Dakić, believes that all this will be an additional motivation for the Mornar footballers in today's clash (17 p.m.) on the Adriatic coast.
"Ahead of us is a difficult and unpleasant match in Bar, because we know that the rival is in a bad series and will certainly do everything to meet us in the best possible way and try to win three points", Dakić believes.
On the other hand, Budućnost defeated Rudar and Petrovac after losing to Jezera - with an identical score of 2:0.
"We will try to repeat the results and the game from the previous two games, as well as to implement all the ideas of the coaching staff", added 17-year-old Dakić, who made his debut for the first team of Budućnosti at just over 16 years old, and this season already has an enviable record. Minutes.
"In the previous two matches, I was the starter, we did not concede a goal, and that is of course the merit of the whole team. As far as my game is concerned, it can always be better, and I will try to justify the trust shown from game to game."
At the start of the season, in the 2nd round, Mornar punished Budućnost pod Gorica (1:1), but lost the remaining two duels against the team from Podgorica - Andrija Delibašić's team, which has only three points more than the relegation zone, urgently needs victories.
JEZERO IN TUZIME, NIKIĆ MAKES DEBUT AGAINST "SVOIJ"
Jezero, the team that is "in the spotlight", with four victories in the previous five rounds, led by the great Rodrigo Faust (eight goals in the second half of the season), will have a real test of their abilities in the duel against Dečić in Tuzi. Miljan Radović's team, on the other hand, finally found some rhythm, won seven points in the last three rounds and regained third place, which leads to the qualification for the Conference League.
That place was lost to Iskra, who will try to end a bad streak of two consecutive defeats against Rudar in Danilovgrad.
"Defeats don't please anyone, especially us who had a continuity of games and results. The miner is coming for the salvage points and we have to be on our guard. There is no justification for us, no excuses - our quality, but also our character, are being tested", said coach of Iskra Milivoje Novović.
Until four rounds ago, he was Srđan Nikić's assistant, who will make his debut on the rival's bench today - and will try to lift Rudar, who lost four games in a row and fell into the danger zone.
"The situation is far from ideal, but we will go for victory in every game until the end. We have no other choice, and I can't do it any other way," said Nikić.
Petrovac and Podgorica are playing under Mali Brdo - the host, which is in the "golden middle", is looking for only the second victory in the spring season, the guests want to break away from last-placed Zeta.
Pairs of the 29th round
DEČIĆ - LAKE (14 p.m.)
Referee: Radoje Pajović (Podgorica)
SUTJESKA - ZETA (15.30:XNUMX p.m.)
Referee: Dalibor Vujisić (Podgorica)
SAILOR - THE FUTURE (17)
Referee: Nikola Vođević (Podgorica)
PETROVAC - PODGORICA (17)
Referee: Savo Vujović (Cetinje)
ISKRA - MINER (17)
Referee: Miloš Savović (Podgorica)
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