Serbian FA reveals how many fans they expect in Belgrade for the Serbia vs. Lithuania match

Football fans unfurling the Serbian flag; Photo: MN Press

Serbia's national football squad, nicknamed "The Eagles" ("Orlovi") will start its European Championship (EURO) qualifiers in Group G, which includes Lithuania, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Hungary.

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Team Serbia will play the first game on Friday starting at 20:45 against Lithuania at the Red Star stadium in Belgrade ("Marakana"), and before this match, the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) said it expects the stands of the stadium - officially named after Rajko Mitic - to be well filled up with supporters.

The head coach of the Serbian national team, Dragan "Piksi" Stojkovic, as well as the Captain, Dusan Tadic, addressed the football public before the start of the qualification for the next UEFA EURO competition.

Also, at the end of the conference, an FSS spokesperson said that judging by the dynamics of ticket sales, around 25,000 fans are expected to attend the match.

(Telegraf.rs)