Partizan is home to Cukaricki on Saturday (3.55pm CET kick-off) as part of Mozzart Bet Serbian Super Liga round 13 fixtures.
H2H (last six)
Partizan 3, Cukaricki 3, Drawn 0. Gd: 8-8.
TEAM NEWS
Marko Zivkovic (knee surgery) remains the only long-term absentee. Boss Milosevic said at today pre-match presser all the players are fit and ready for Cukaricki match.
Partizan boss Savo Milosevic ahead of Cukaricki game:
“Team trained well during the week and we just need to make some final decisions ahead of tomorrow`s game. I don`t want to turn back to last weekend`s match but we tried this week to fix certain things that were obviously wrong in a game against Novi Pazar. We are on a streak of good results but our performances are still not on a required level, some parts of the game cause us trouble and we pay a hefty price for it. Our aim is to try and reduce our poor spells in the game and costly parts of our play.
Cukaricki has their own troubles result-wise but they are a really good outfit. They have all that one team needs, in all playing positions, experience and quality as well as players who are in their squad for a long time and that can be quite important. I expect Cukaricki to be in a top 4 by the end of the season but I don`t know why there`s is no positive continuity regarding their results.
My status in this club is clear and it depends on what my team will do. I`ll be at fault for everything regarding this team and their results. It`s nice when you get support but my future here will depend on the things we do on the pitch itself. It`s a bit tricky as I didn`t pick this squad but no one will see this as mitigating circumstances. Even if we were in a great position, top of the league and with 20 million Euros in the bank, I would be at fault after three poor results.
Fans returning to the stands are great news for all of us who love Partizan. I talked about it before Novi Pazar game and what kind of negative effect there is when you have no fans on the stands. The things will be completely different tomorrow and I hope this will be additional incentive for us. Home ground has to our great advantage. It` really great to have our fans back, football has no meaning without them.