During the representative break, the top of the first league caravan table was shared by three clubs, now Dečić is alone at the helm for tonight's derby, which plays host to Budućnost at the Koma stadium in Zlatica (19 p.m.).
It is a duel that is of great importance for the continuation of the race for the top of the table and the title - Budućnost hopes to equalize with Tuzani with a triumph, Dečić wants to escape Podgorica with the big six points, but Sutjeska is also wondering, who will play the last game of the 12th round tomorrow welcomes the Sailor. The people of Nikšić have one point less than the leaders.
Dečić is already a big debtor to Budućnost this season - Tuzani won in the first half under Gorica (2:0), and then they kicked out their rivals on their own field with penalties already in the round of XNUMX of the Cup.
"We are playing against one of the favorites for the championship title. Dečić is an extremely strong team individually, they recently changed their coach, they are playing well and the players feel that they are powerful. We will try to use our strengths. Of course, expectations are always the highest when it comes to Budućnosti, it's a game to win," said Budućnosti coach Miodrag Džudović.
He cited the poor implementation of opportunities after the representative break (only a point in the last two home matches) as the main reason for the poor results.
"A missed penalty and then an own goal was like the last straw against Iskra, and against Petrovac we hit rock bottom in the first half and came back in the second half. We need to look like in the second half, but not if a negative result moves us, but positive results move our team", concluded the 43-year-old coach.
Dečić didn't manage to get Iskra and the derby will meet with plus five, but he is still in a good position. Due to yellow cards, Marko Tući and Danilo Pešukić will miss the derby.
"We will not look for an alibi, we have a team and we know what our ultimate goal is, especially since Šofranac and Ćuković have recovered, Bajović has 'worked out' the cards and we are going to win. We are formally the hosts at Zlatica, but it will be like that for the whole season and we have accepted that position. It is ungrateful, we will miss that support and our field, but if the weather is nice in the evening, it will be great at Zlatica as well. We know that we were better in the two meetings this season, we expect another victory and to take advantage of their crisis. Buducnost is our biggest club, it has a great team and we hope that they won't 'wake up' against us. They will be highly motivated to get revenge, to get out of the crisis, but we also have the desire to celebrate again. After all, we are the first," emphasized Draško Božović, organizer of the Tuzana game.
Iskra is the team that made the most progress during the national team break, so Aleksandar Nedović's team won four points in clashes with the two championship favorites. After the victory under Gorica (1:0), the people from Danilovgrad played without goals in front of their fans in the last round against the leader Dečić. They are followed by a visit to Pljevlje, and the host knows what he needs.
"It's hard to recover when you drop an already seen victory deep in stoppage time like we did in Bar against the Sailors, but we have to put it right now. We need to give more than the maximum, because looking at the table does not tell about the strength of Iskra. The arrival of the new trainer also meant a lot of news, a lot of positive things, although we need a little more for the dice to line up in the team to show how much we can really do," said Rudar goalkeeper Vladan Vojinović.
The match under Golubinja (14 p.m.) opens the 12th round, an hour later in Donja Sutvara, Arsenal will host the great Jezero, while Petrovac hosts the team Jedinstvo Franca at 17 p.m.
Couples
SATURDAY
MINER - ISKRA (14 p.m.)
Referee: Predrag Radovanović (Podgorica)
ARSENAL - LAKE (15)
Referee: Nikola Vođević (Podgorica)
PETROVAC - JEDINSTVO-FRANCE (17)
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Podgorica)
SUNDAY
SUTJESKA - SAILOR (14:XNUMX p.m.)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Podgorica)
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