Serbia coach: Savic and Mitrovic want to rest to recover
Dragan Stojkovic, coach of the Serbian national team, revealed the reason for not summoning Sergej Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic, the Al Hilal duo, to the next camp in preparation for the matches between Spain and Denmark in the European Nations League competitions.
Stojkovic said that Savic and Mitrovic asked not to join the Serbia camp because they wanted to rest, given that they play all the time with their team, Al-Hilal.
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The Serbia coach said, today, Thursday, that the duo contacted him to request that they not come to the September camp to undergo treatment and recovery.
Stojkovic stated: “ Mitrovic and Savic play almost all the time at Al Hilal, and due to injuries, the two players contacted us and talked.”
He continued, saying: “I understand everything. They want to use the time for treatment and recovery.”
He continued: “To prevent speculation on this issue, I would like to stress that there is no room for something like this. There is a press conference in which we will discuss many topics in more detail.” Details, as well as our goals in the Nations League, and preparations for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.”