FC Red Bull Salzburg
·5 June 2024
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·5 June 2024
Pavlovic power came to Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium last night - our centre-back put in a superb performance in a friendly match against Austria. The 23-year-old was involved in a number of Serbian attacks by roving out of the back three, and even got himself on the scoresheet. In the end, Austria were left celebrating - including our new assistant coach Onur Cinel - after a 2-1 win.
There was no direct clash between our dominant defenders, as while Strahinja Pavlovic played through the entire match, Flavius Daniliuc had to make do with a spot on the bench for Austria, with Petar Ratkov sitting among the substitutes too for Serbia.
The next and final chance to make a case for inclusion in the European championship comes in Austria's final friendly on Saturday 8 June against Switzerland. Serbia will face Sweden on the same day.
Luka Sucic has been able to show what he can do as part of Croatia's 26-man squad for 45 minutes. Our midfielder was brought on for Mateo Kovacic in a friendly match against North Macedonia with his side winning 2-0 – he impressed as his side ran out 3-0 winners. Sucic also faces a final friendly match before EURO 2024 this Saturday, 8 June, against Portugal.