With a World Cup 2022 goal to put Serbia ahead of Cameroon, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has demonstrated to the Premier League what they are missing. The Lazio player, who has for years been mentioned in connection with teams like Manchester United, was the guy in the right position at the right moment at the conclusion of the first half.
Serbia also found themselves down a goal, and it took them until the very end of the half to claw their way back into the game. Following rumors tying the Red Devils to SMS, United supporters will be keenly following SMS, and they will be pleased with this goal.
Aleksandar Mitrovic had Fulham supporters holding their breath after the first minute of play after falling awkwardly from a very early challenge, but he quickly recovered to hit the inside of Devis Epassy’s goal within the opening 10 minutes.
Easy unexpectedly replaced Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana in the starting lineup after the Cameroonian No. 1 had a disagreement with his boss over altering his play style. Having missed a golden opportunity to test the young Indomitable Lions goalkeeper after the Cameroonian defense failed to clear the ball, Mitrovic would have been unhappy with himself had he taken it at that point.
Against the odds, Cameroon managed to shock Serbia after around 28 minutes. After a corner was whipped into the mix, Nantes defender Jean-Charles Castelletto was the first to react and scored his first goal for his country from close range. In response, Serbia increased its pressure, and shortly after the halfway point, Dusan Tadic, the No. 10 player for Serbia, nearly missed a catch when the ball flew into his area.
It doesn’t seem likely that Mourinho would permit the two stars to work together further forward and leave Matic or incoming Red Devil Fred alone in front of their backline for an excessive number of contests.
While his positional awareness and shrewd one-touch deliveries helped the ball advance in tight spaces, there were also some bad mistakes, and by completing only 66% of his passes, he won’t have done himself any favors.
Milinkovic-Savic displayed good awareness and was able to respond swiftly to Costa Rica’s complex routines at defensive set pieces. When the ball was sent to the back post and his man was headed over, he once quickly moved to the goal line despite initially losing Giancarlo Gonzalez.
Serbia controlled the game throughout the first half, and they were rewarded in extra time. Strahinja Pavlovic of Red Bull Salzburg outjumped Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa to head in a free-kick, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored a second goal with a powerful drive from outside the box.
Additionally, a few minutes earlier, midfielder Pierre Kunde, who was not involved in the first game, had an attempt across the goalie stopped, but was first to the rebound but was unable to put it on goal.