If they want to keep their chances of reaching the final four realistic, Jadran has no alternative in tonight's Montenegrin derby – against Budva in Igalo (20:XNUMX).
Vladimir Gojković's team is currently in fourth place with two points more than Sailors, one less than third-placed Mladost...
"The match in Šibenik was a prelude to the duel with Budva. This derby is the most important for us right now, a win is a prerequisite for the matches against Mladost at home and Mornar in Split to be decisive for our placement in the final tournament. We are playing in our pool, we want to leave a good impression and show that nobody can count on points in Igalo," said Jadran forward Luka Sekulić.
The occasional Montenegrin national team player points out that Budva have improved their form.
"That was expected from them considering that they changed a large number of players. We analyzed them well, there can hardly be any tactical unknowns and I think everything depends on us," Sekulić added.
Budva, on the other hand, defeated Primorac on Wednesday and thereby raised the chances of starting the Montenegrin championship as the second power, behind the Adriatic.
But now everyone expects a bigger challenge than it was against Kotoran in their pool.
"We improved our form. We played well, even though we missed a game during this break. However, we had four training sessions with Jug, and in the previous round we beat Primorac. Next is the match with Jadran, to which we leave the role of favorites, but we do not give up. Novljani they play well, which doesn't mean we can't beat them. A triumph would mean a lot to us," said Budva's trump card Nikola Marković.
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