With an easy victory against the Dominican Republic, Serbia secured a quarterfinal against Lithuania, for which Svetislav Pesic has only words of praise.
Many have already seen the duel between Serbia and United States in the quarter-finals after the defeat of “Eagles” against Italy. However, Lithuania managed to defeat Steve Kerr’s team and schedule a duel with the Serbian team. Before this duel, coach Svetislav Pesic pointed out that he did not watch the mentioned game, but that he is aware that maximum concentration will be necessary:
“The fact that they played against America is not so important for us. We didn’t even watch that game because we watched other games with European opponent. That game against the USA only showed that it is a solid team, which has won all the games so far, and showed outstanding basketball. It will be a very demanding, challenging game. Maximum concentration will be required.”
Also, the experienced Serbian head coach added that this outcome is not a surprise, and that in a tournament such as the FIBA World Cup, anything is possible:
“There are no surprises here. There are no surprises in any tournament competition. It is certainly a great success for Lithuania. Congratulations, big win. But at tournaments like this, everything is possible.”
The match between Serbia and Lithuania will be played on Tuesday at 10:45 a.m.