The coach of Vojvodina FC, Nenad Lalatović believes that the victory in the tomorrow’s match with IMT is an imperative.

Players of the Old Lady are welcoming the team of IMT at 1 pm, and Lalatović reflected on the previous three draws and believes that Vojvodina deserved to win more points.

– Certainly the most important match since the start of the half-season. As you know, in the first round we drew with Napredak, in the second we played the derby with Partizan which we deserved to win, but unfortunately, we didn’t. And the third match was hard on me, because we were a better rival for the 90 minutes and it was impermissible to receive a goal three seconds before the end of the match. I was sitting on the tribunes because of my yellow cards, and I yelled to them to just defend that interruption and it would be the end, but then we received the goal. Once again, we failed to win. When I came to Vojvodina, Partizan was 11 points ahead of us, and I said that my goal was the third place and the Cup finale. Now the third-placed team is only 4 points ahead of us, there are 15 more matches, and everything can be achieved. I think that the team has finally woken up, and that they will play this match like they did the match against Partizan. We are focused on IMT – Lalatović said.

He then complimented the rival.

  • I have to admit that we analyzed their previous two games, and I am not sure that any team played that well in Niš, as they did in the first half. They had four-five 100% chances. I also watched the match against Spartak, and I don’t know how IMT lost. Spartak has an excellent coach, Sivić, and they managed to punish them. We have to be careful because IMT has some great players in the attack, some of them could be good reinforcements for us. They are led by the great people who manage the club, and they are not playing the SuperLeague by accident. There are no excuses, we have to win, to have peace in the dressing room, and to continue the chase for the third place – Lalatović pointed out.

He also congratulated TSC on their performances in Europe, and the brother club Borac from Banja Luka on their historical success in Europe.

  • When we mention Europe, I would like to congratulated TSC on how they represented Serbia in Europe, and I would also like to congratulate Borac from Banja Luka, it is a great success for the Republic of Srpska, the city, and the fans. I say all this because if Borac can do it, Vojvodina can do it, but we need a bit of that sports luck. That is a clause in my contract, that Vojvodina must play Europe. I invite all the fans, even though I know it will be cold, but to achieve our goals, we need support from the tribunes. We will give our all, and after this game we hope we will continue to win – Lalatović said.

He announced changes in the lineup compared to the game in Pančevo, and reflected on the health bulletin.

  • Unfortunately Medojević, Veličković and Savićević are injured, I am sorry that we don’t have Lazar Ranđelović, we are waiting for Vukanović, we lost too many players during the season. However, I don’t think about that, I work with what I have, and tomorrow we have win – Lalatović highlighted.

The match between Vojvodina – IMT is scheduled for Saturday at 1 pm, with a live broadcast on RTV 1 and Arena Premium 1. The entrance is free.