Serbia out, Dusan Vlahovic already looking ahead to title chase

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“It gave me great pleasure to have Andrea Agnelli as president.”

Deployed as a starter for the first time at the World Cup, Dusan Vlahovic put his stamp on the match between Serbia and Switzerland, giving the Slavs a qualification dream that lasted, however, just 9 minutes: time to cash in on Breel Embolo’s momentary equalizer and then Remo Freuler’s subsequent seal of approval, which finally extinguished coach Stojkovic’s hopes.

At the end of the match against the Helvetians, which marked the bitter epilogue of the World Cup for Serbia, the Juventus center forward spoke of his disappointment, but immediately showed great desire for revenge. To be put on the field with Juve when the championship resumes.

“I am fine, the pain has diminished so much, but it is still there. I feel much better, the substitution was the coach’s choice. It was not easy but I am fine. I always expect more of myself, here I was out for a month and a half. My first goal at the World Cup gave me a great feeling, but we didn’t score: so it doesn’t mean anything,” the former Viola began.

“The earthquake at Juve? I didn’t really understand what happened, we didn’t talk about it with other teammates. The company told me what happened and then I read the papers. I can only say that I was very pleased to have Andrea Agnelli as president. Championship? We play match by match, we are 10 points behind Napoli who play great soccer, but we are Juve and we never give up. We will fight until the end,” the Serbian concluded.

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