Famous Serbian director Emir Kusturica talked about the West’s reaction to the match played by the national team against the Russian team. His words are quoted “Bookmaker rating”.
“I stopped thinking a long time ago what the West’s reaction would be. Because it means nothing to me. For them it will be Serbia’s fault. So if this is a friendly match, what’s the crime?
The Russians played well but Serbia will be better when they face England in their European opener on June 16. “And in this match, the referee made a big mistake by sending off the Serbian player at the beginning of the game,” he said.
On March 21, the Russian national team defeated Serbia with a score of 4:0 in a friendly match played in Moscow. Anton Miranchuk (from the penalty spot) and Maxim Osipenko scored in the first half. From the 21st minute, the Serbs were in the minority due to the dismissal of CSKA Moscow defender Milan Gaich. Alexey Miranchuk and Ivan Sergeev scored another goal each in the second half. For the striker of Zenit, this ball marked his debut in the jersey of the Russian national team.
On March 25, the Russian national team will host Paraguay at VTB Arena. The match will start at 20.00 Moscow time.
Former coach of Spartak statedHe said that he did not expect the defeat of the Serbs in the match against Russia.