The 32nd round of the Meridianbet First Montenegrin Football League, in which all five matches will be played today, could be called the denouement matches.
The derby between the two biggest clubs and the two most trophy-winning teams, Budućnosti and Sutjeska (18:XNUMX) also has an exceptional competitive significance, as Nikšić's team would take second place with a win against Gorica.
An hour later, another derby, as the leader Dečić Admiralbet hosts the unpleasant Sailor, who is living European dreams. The most pleasant surprise of the championship, Jezero will support Dečić if he celebrates in Petrovac in the match that starts an hour earlier. At the same time, from 18:XNUMX, Jedinstvo welcomes Arsenal, while in the derby from the back, Mladost Lob.bet will host the lantern team, the Rudar team. The club from the DG Arena has only one point more, so it is a direct battle for salvation.
For Budućnost, the derby comes at a difficult moment, after the away defeat to Jezera and the run to +3 of Dečić's team, which also has a better head-to-head score.
The people of Podgorica, however, do not give up, there are five long rounds to the end, among other things, another round in which the leaders will meet (penultimate, 35: Budućnost - Mornar, Dečić - Sutjeska).
- The derby comes at a very difficult moment, but it can also bring concrete answers to the question - who can do how much until the end. Everything is open, but it is certain that the Future will go for victory. What is also certain is that there will be significant changes in the approach to the game in our team. One must no longer start aggressively from the start, but fulfill the plan and celebrate with a smart, calm game on the ball - said Ivan Brnović, the head of the professional staff of Budućnost.
9 matches in the championship and in the Cup, Sutjeska has not celebrated under Gorica, since September 2019. Since then, Budućnost has celebrated at home six times in the derby, with three draws
Sutjeska has the opportunity to fight for the second position with a victory. What a turnaround it would be - just two months ago, in the half-season, the people of Nikšić had 11 points less than Budućnost.
- The team is in good shape, we had that setback against Arsenal, but we quickly got back on the winning track. On the other hand, after the defeat in the last round, Podgorica are under more pressure than us, and we will try to take advantage of that. For us, the points before the end of the season would mean a lot in the fight for Evopa, and maybe for the title. But it depends not only on us, but also on the results of other matches. We will see, the most important thing is that we enter the game ready and without injured players. We will do our best to win the derby - said Nikšić captain Vladan Giljen and revealed the calculation:
- We hope for our victory and that of the Sailors, since we welcome Dečić afterwards and everything would depend on us in the fight for the title - concluded the goalkeeper of the club near Bistrica.
Sutjeska did not celebrate under Gorica for five years, that is, nine matches in the championship and in the Cup, in which she lost six times and drew three times.
The biggest question, however, is Dečić, who will be the champion if he wins in four of the remaining five matches. In the first part of the season, Tuzani were the only ones to beat Mornar both times, but in the last match between them in Podgorica, they were looking forward to Barana.
- A very difficult and very important match awaits us. This year, Sailor managed to beat all the best teams from the domestic championship and showed the quality to fight for Europe and the very top of the table. However, Dečić, with the quality he has as a leader, is bound to win. There will be no lack of motivation, we will give our maximum to win three points and keep the advantage over the followers - said midfielder Matija Božanović, who returned to the club from Tuzi in January from Mornar.
Tuzani are hoping for their first title, they are favorites, but...
- We won three very important points in Tivat and we are full of confidence. We are aware of the importance of the game, and in order to take a big step towards Europe with a victory, to get close to the leader by three points and hope to even fight for the title in the future - stressed the right back of Barana and the hero of the victory over Arsenal, Nikola Vuković.
What can we say about the battle at the bottom of the table, the home team Mladost and Rudar will fight hard to avoid direct relegation. Mladost won in the previous clash in Pljevlje (2:1), but both teams are playing extremely erratically.
Pairs of the 32th round
THE FUTURE - SUTJESKA (18 p.m.)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Podgorica)
MLADOST DG - MINER (18)
Referee: Radoje Pajović (Podgorica)
PETROVAC - LAKE (18)
Referee: Miloš Bešović (Podgorica)
UNITY - ARSENAL (18)
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Podgorica)
SAILOR - CHILD (19)
Referee: Miloš Savović (Podgorica)
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