Partizan's young team, with three Montenegrin players in the starting lineup (Milan Vukotić, Milan Roganović and Stefan Milić), and another who was on the field in the second half (Andrej Kostić), did not knock down the absolute favorite in the Serbian Super League.
Red Star beat Humska in the eternal derby, winning 2:1 and maintaining a perfect record - they have seven wins in as many matches.
The current champion inflicted the "black and whites" with their first defeat, so now, with a match in hand, they have a two-point advantage over their biggest rival.
Red Star encountered problems at the former JNA stadium, but successfully resolved them - especially after goalkeeper Mateus saved a shot from less than three meters from Partizan left back Mario Jurčević at 0:0.
Vladan Milojević's team took the lead in the 28th minute when Timi Elšnik easily scored (Roganović was a split second late for an offside trap), and then they had a great chance from Aleksandar Katai, who was stopped by goalkeeper Marko Milošević.
The rest of the game offered an even bigger fight, and it was clear that Red Star could hardly afford to waste a victory when Nemanja Radonjić made it 2:0 in the 50th minute.
However, Partizan reacted - about twenty minutes before the end, they reduced the deficit with a goal from Jovan Milošević, but that was all from the struggling giant.
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