Serbia under the spell of alleged affair scandal surrounding national team

Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 10:51• Mart Oude Nijeweeme • Last update: 11:00

In Serbia, people are under the spell of an alleged affair scandal involving the national team. Serbian media have been buzzing for some time now that Dusan Vlahovic is having an affair with the wife of teammate and reserve goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic, while Nemanja Gudelj is having an affair with Luka Jovic’s partner. The protagonists react both angrily and soberly to the allegations.

Cristian Willaert explained on Monday WK Talk already a tip of the veil about the state of affairs at the Serbian team. The journalist from ESPN had spoken to some journalists from Serbia and reported Vlahovic’s alleged affair on the talk show. “There is a lot going on there. Vlahovic would not be match fit and therefore not play, but he did play against Brazil for twenty minutes. Now I am not a big fan of the juice, but I do like the Serbian juice. I have I have spoken to a number of journalists and they doubt it,” Willaert said.

‘Absurd’
The affair with the reserve goalkeeper’s wife would have been the reason for Vlahovic’s reserve role. The Juventus striker came in against Brazil more than twenty minutes before the end and remained on the bench against Cameroon for the entire match. Vlahovic had to answer for himself at the press conference on Wednesday. “Sorry to start here this way, but I have to speak about this because my name is being dragged through the mud,” said the striker. “It’s too absurd for words. Clearly the people spreading this are bored and have nothing better to do. They are frustrated or angry, and they just want to antagonize the national team.”

Vlahovic is so furious that he is considering taking legal action. “We are more united than ever. The atmosphere within the national team has never been better. These stories are therefore ridiculous. I want to protect my name and integrity. It is not the first time that this has happened. I had hoped that they would support us just before such an important game, but not so,” said the goalgetter. “It is also about people who have not yet achieved anything in their lives. They are small people who do not deserve extra attention because of my name.”

Gudelj
Rajkovic’s wife, who allegedly had an affair with Vlahovic, also responds to the allegations. “We have survived worse, believe me. Thank you to all the journalists who ignored me and did not publish anything about our son’s health,” the Serbian writes on Twitter. The woman claims to have taken care of her sick son in the hospital in recent months. Gudelj and Jovic, who also play a role in the affair scandal, downplayed the information about the alleged infidelity by publishing a photo on Instagram of them pretending to fight. ‘Ready for the next one’reads the accompanying text.

Nemanja Gudelj and Luka Jovic’s response to the rumours

The soap comes at an extremely unfortunate time for Serbia. The team of national coach Dragan Stojkovic is last in Group G, but still has an opportunity to advance to the knockout phase. Then the last group match with Switzerland must be won. The other group duel is between the already placed Brazil and Cameroon. Just like Cameroon, the Serbs have won one point from two games. Switzerland collected three points, Brazil won both of its group matches. The decision will be made in Group G on Friday evening.