Serbia tipped to change goalkeeper and defence for Eindhoven clash
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic is expected to start as Serbia consider several changes following three consecutive Nations League defeats.
UnconfirmedThis report is based on Dutch media speculation and has not been confirmed by the clubs or players involved.
Serbia could make several changes for their Nations League assignment in Eindhoven, according to a predicted line-up published by Serbian newspaper Kurir and relayed by Voetbal International. Veljko Paunovic’s side have lost their opening three group matches, leaving them in serious danger of relegation.
One enforced alteration is expected in goal. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic is tipped to start after fellow goalkeeper Dorde Petrovic received permission to travel to England for the birth of his child.
Kurir anticipates that Paunovic will retain a five-man defence but change one of its members. Srdjan Babic is expected to drop out, with AC Milan defender Strahinja Pavlovic coming into the side. In midfield, Ipswich Town’s Sasa Lukic is forecast to replace Stefan Dzodic.
Former Eredivisie players Nemanja Gudelj, Dusan Tadic and Filip Kostic are all included in the newspaper’s projected XI, while AEK Athens forward Luka Jovic is selected in attack. The full expected team is Milinkovic-Savic; Nedeljkovic, Erakovic, Gudelj, Pavlovic, Kostic; Lukic, Maksimovic; Zivkovic, Jovic and Tadic. The Netherlands and Serbia are in a 2026/27 Nations League group alongside Germany and Greece.
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