The young Montenegrin national football team opened its European Championship qualifiers with a defeat in Italy, and today, in the second round, it faces a clash with another favorite to qualify for the continental competition.
The chosen ones Goran Perišić Tonight at 20pm they welcome Sweden to Gorica and are looking for their first points after they were defeated 2:1 in a duel with the "Azure" in Spezia after a turnaround.
Montenegro opened the match very well, taking the lead in the 4th minute with a goal. Andrej Kostić, but everything changed later on. The Italians equalized early in the second half, and then triumphed with a penalty kick in the 79th minute when he clumsily reacted in his own penalty area. Marko Perovic.
Against the Swedes, mistakes need to be kept to a minimum for Montenegro to reach a point or points.
- In the very announcement of the qualifications, I said that Sweden is one of the favorites in our group. They showed that in the first round with a convincing victory over Armenia (3:0) and we certainly have a big challenge ahead of us - said Perišić.
The Swedes have great individual and team quality.
- This is a very strong team whose players play in big clubs. I hope we will play our best, as was the case in part of the first half of the match against Italy, and that with the help of the fans we can achieve a favorable result - Perišić emphasized.
Our young footballers are playing tonight to break a negative streak in the Euro qualifiers, as they are on a five-game losing streak. Their last triumph was in June last year, when they beat Albania on home soil.
In the group that includes Montenegro and Sweden, Poland - Armenia and North Macedonia - Italy also play today. The Poles, Swedes and Italians have three points each after the first round, while Montenegro, North Macedonia and Armenia have zero points.
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