In the United States group, Serbia hopes to be able to have all its weapons at the Paris Olympic Games. Serbian coach Svetislav Pesic, however, assured after the draw on Tuesday in Switzerland that he did not yet know exactly the outlines of what his group could be.
Among the main uncertainties, Nikola Jokic And Vasilije Micic could of course drastically change the face of the team, but it is “too early to talk about it” reacted Svetislav Pesic at Meridian Sports.
“ Most of the players who were at the World Cup are from the same generation. Two thirds were born in 1994 or 1995. This is one of our advantages. We hope that two of the players of this generation, Nikola Jokic and Vasilije Micic, will play this tournament. But we don't know yet » he explained.
Serbia inherited Team USA, South Sudan, and OQT winner Puerto Rico (Italy, Lithuania, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Mexico and Ivory Coast) in Group C. Of the 12 participants, ten are ready and have a chance to win a medal, this is unheard of in the history of the Games » estimated Svetislav Pesic.
The Serbs will try to confirm their beautiful silver medal from the last World Cup. The selection was then led by Bogdan Bogdanovic, elected in the best five of the competition, and by the pivot Nikola Milutinov. Both absent, Nikola Jokic and Vasilije Micic were however present for Euro 2022, which Serbia had approached as favorites, before falling to everyone's surprise in the round of 16 against Italy.
