Ninkovic ‘We can win the league’
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Red Star and Partizan are the two clear favourites for the title
Red Star Belgrade’s central attacking midfield star,
Milos Ninkovic, has stated in a recent interview that he believes that their current team, led by
Robert Prosine?ki, is fully capable of being a serious contender for the Serbian SuperLeague title. These comments come a few days before Red Star’s opening day match against
Sloboda.
If Red Star are successful in winning the league, they will break
Partizan’s 6 year grip on the trophy, a run that started back in 2008. The league has always, historically been contested between the two fierce rivals, with only one account where the trophy has ended up elsewhere in the competitions history, back in 1998, when now amateur club,
Obilic Belgrade shocked the world by winning it. Red Star’s last win in the 06/07 season was the last season in Serbian football before the new league system was introduced, removing the promotion and relegation groups, and converting it to the conventional style league system. They were coached by
Dušan ?urovski during this time, and they relied heavily on the likes of
Dušan ?oki?, who ended up being their top goal scorer in that campaign.
Their expected-to-be strongest competitors for the league, Partizan, have already strengthened a fair bit in this window, with the loan deal bringing
Jawad Boukabous from Roma, and the transfer of centre back,
Stefan Nikolic from Steaua being the most prominent. Red Star have only so far completed the signing of Brazilian defensive midfielder,
Paulo Assuncao this window, however, they are expected to bring in another wide player before the window is over, even with their financial constraints.
Partizan captain
Sasa Ilic replied to the comments earlier today, with this quote,
‘While Red Star might think they have a chance, they are kidding no-one. Everyone knows that we are the strong favourites, and without an absolute disaster, I can’t see how we can lose the title, especially considering the players we have brought in.’
Only time will tell who is right, but the title race starts on Saturday, when Partizan travel to
OFK Beograd, and Red Star host Sloboda.