After the victory of his team against Partizan, the Manager of Vojvodina, Nenad Lalatović, stated that the red and whites triumphed with the strength of their team.

Tonight, Vojvodina has beaten Partizan 1-0 (1-0), in the derby of the last round of the Serbian Super League.

– Congratulations to both teams on the performance and fighting spirit. Today we outsmarted each other tactically, and we were better for that one goal. In 90 minutes, Partizan did not have a one hundred percent chance, although we did not have God knows what. Partizan has a very good team and good individuals, who can solve the game with one move at any time. However, today our team won and the desire of my players to show that they are right where they should be. They are the heroes of Novi Sad and the most deserving for this great season, because they managed to qualify for the Cup finals and Europe. Whoever is the coach, that cannot happen without such great guys – says Lalatović.

He is satisfied with the way his team played tonight’s match.

– We entered the game bravely and courageously. We were not scared, although Partizan was maybe a little dirtier, more aggressive and sharper today. But we did not remain indebted to them either. I told the players that big games are won in duels, where you let your opponent know that you are not afraid. My players showed that today, they deservedly won and I congratulate them on that – Lalatović notes.

The Manager of Vojvodina thanked the fans of the Old Lady for the support they provided to the players.

– Thanks to our fans, who were our 12th player today. I am very sorry that they will not come to Niš on Wednesday to support us, because I think that they will be extremely needed there. Niš is Partizan’s city and we will go to the hatch of their fans. There will be about 15,000 of them, and we will be alone, but we will try to bring that trophy to Novi Sad. It will be difficult, but I hope we will succeed. In difficult matches, it shows how brave you are, and I believe that we will show that – says Lalatović.

In tonight’s match, he was often exposed to insults by Partizan fans.

– I know that in Niš they will be focused on me, as they were today. However, I have to tell them that I am divorced and do not have a wife. Today is the 21st century, so they can read that I am not married, so I don’t know who they are insulting. I would tell them to educate themselves, and that they have no reason to insult the mother of my children. I don’t have a wife, I’m alone – Lalatović points out.

He believes that he did not deserve the insults directed at him with any gesture.

– I don’t know what I’ve done since I came out of the tunnel. They only look at me and from the first to the last minute, their only point is to insult and beat me. They don’t know that they are playing against Vojvodina at all, but they think they play against me. From the first moment, I behaved quite normally and I was not rude. If a referee interrupts a game when they insult someone else, why doesn’t he interrupt it when they insult me? I think I deserved it to happen when the whole stadium insults me, because of everything I gave to Serbian football. I am also a man and I have feelings, and I would like that it is forbidden that I be insulted and humiliated – Lalatović emphasizes.

The Manager of Vojvodina believes that he is not adequately protected.

– Since it’s me, it doesn’t matter that insults are heard. They throw things at me, insult me, humiliate me, insult my child, my ex-wife, call her derogatory names … With what did I cause and deserve that? By beating them? I have a right to that. I did absolutely nothing at any time, until they started insulting me. I was never the first to provoke, they are always provoking me. It’s not my fault they don’t like me. I don’t like them either. I don’t hate them, but honestly, I don’t like them. I love when I beat them and I enjoy it – says Lalatović.

Unlike Partizan, which played tonight without several of its best players, Vojvodina played the derby in almost the strongest lineup.

– Savo has his philosophy, I have mine. There are five days until the next match, and I think that my players need matches to be at the optimal level. We are a strong team, and my players play worse when they rest longer. This was not too hard for them. They are professionals and have quite enough time to recover, so I don’t think I did anything wrong. Savo secured the second place, while we are trying to return to the third position, and I think that my players deserved it. Today, I brought the team to the pitch to win over Partizan, and we succeeded in that – Lalatović notes.

Vojvodina played this match too without Mirko Topić and Bogdan Mladenović.

– Topić is injured, Mladenović as well. These are two players who are very much missing in our squad because they were standard and very important in my philosophy. We have been playing without them for a long time, but whoever is missing, we can and must play without him. I am absolutely satisfied with what the guys I took on the pitch did for Vojvodina. Topić and Mladenović will certainly not play in the Cup final either, but only from next season – said Lalatović.

In the final of the Serbian Cup, Vojvodina will play against Partizan again on Wednesday at 7 pm in Niš.