Serbian coach, Mladen Krstajic, has named former Manchester City defender, Aleksander Kolarov, as his team’s captain ahead of the international friendly clash with Nigeria on Tuesday.
The 32-year old moved to the Serie A side, AS Roma in 2017 after spending seven years with City.
Serbia will face Morocco at the Olimpico stadium in Turin on March 23 before taking on Nigeria on the 27th in London.
Krstajic also named Manchester United midfielder, Nemanja Matic the team’s assistant captain.
Krstajic stripped former Chelsea player, Branislav Ivanovic of the captaincy, adding that he wasn’t sure the Locomotiv Moscow defender will be part of his squad to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
He told kurir.rs, “The captain of the national team will be Kolarov, and his deputy Matic. That’s my idea. I talked to former captain Ivanovic.
“He gave a lot to the national team and he remains with us. I spoke with Branislav openly, and these are some things that are solved internally.
On the game against Nigeria, Krstajic hinted he will not change his formation against the Super Eagles but will bring in some new players.
“I do not hide the game system, but it will not change in relation to the previous one. Only some players will change.
“The most important thing is to make a good atmosphere, every match is important for us, because Serbia expects the best of us. We live in a country that is hungry for success.”
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