The water polo national team of Montenegro during joint preparations with the selection of the United States of America (USA) will play two official matches, on the night between June 12 and 13 in Los Angeles, and on June 14 and 15 in San Diego, the Water Polo Swimming Association announced. .
It is stated that the Montenegrin water polo players in Los Angeles have excellent conditions, as part of joint preparations with the USA selection.
"The US coach has made a work plan that suits us. We have a large number of hours in the pool and in the accompanying facilities. Every morning we will train in one part by ourselves, and in the other part with the American selection, we will also have several training matches," said Gojković.
Dejan Lazović, Konstantin Averka, Aljoša Mačić, Vlado Popadić, Stefan Vidović, Đuro Radović, Vladan Spaić, Dušan Matković, Vasilije Radović, Petar Tešanović, Marko Mršić, Jovan Vujović, Darko Đurović, Bogdan Đurđić, Martin Gardašević are preparing in Los Angeles. , Danilo Radović, Andrija Korać and Dimitrije Obradović.
"We are still waiting for the full recovery of Đuro Radović and Vladan Spaić, who we are not using in the game yet. I believe that they will be fully ready next week," said Gojković.
Miroslav Perković and Dušan Banićević missed the preparations in the USA due to club commitments, while Luka Murišić, Uroš Vučurović, Đorđije Stanojević, Ilija Radović and Lazar Andrić are on the wider list of candidates for the Olympic Games.
Captain Petar Tešanović pointed out that the players had hard seasons, with the national team they participated in the World and European Championships, in addition to obligations in the clubs.
"Now we face new challenges, we are currently preparing in America, where we have all the conditions for good work and preparations. We have a long journey behind us, but we acclimatized quickly and are ready to make the most of these ten days," he said. is Tesanovic.
At the Olympic tournament in Paris, Montenegrin water polo players will play in group A, which includes Croatia, Italy, Greece, the USA and Romania.
Group B includes Serbia, Spain, Hungary, Australia, Japan and France.
The four best selections from the two groups will advance to the quarterfinals. The Olympic Games are scheduled from July 26 to August 11.
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