Djukić calls on Serbia novices

Newcomers Aleksandar Kesić, Dušan Tadić and Filip Djordjević have been named in Serbia's provisional 30-man squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

New arrivals
Goalkeeper Kesić, midfielder Tadić and striker Djordjević are the fresh faces in Miroslav Djukić's selection. With several players expected to be involved in the senior side's UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier in Finland on 2 June, the coach is keen to keep things calm, saying: "We will not be playing friendly games because I want my players to relax." The squad will be cut to 23 on 28 May with the players assembling in Novi Sad to begin preparing for the finals in the Netherlands three days later.

Serbia squad
Goalkeepers: Damir Kahriman (FK Vojvodina), Igor Stefanović (FK Zemun), Aleksandar Kesić (FK Mladost Apatin).

Defenders: Nemanja Rnić (FK Partizan), Duško Tošić (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard), Zoran Rendulić (SV Ried), Gojko Kačar (FK Vojvodina), Branislav Ivanović (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Antonio Rukavina (FK Partizan), Dušan Basta (FK Crvena Zvezda), Slobodan Rajković (OFK Beograd), Aleksandar Kolarov (OFK Beograd), Nikola Petković (FK Vojvodina).

Midfielders: Zoran Tošić (FK Banat Zrenjanin), Marko Perović (FK Crvena Zvezda), Stefan Babović (OFK Beograd), Dušan Tadić (FK Vojvodina), Miloš Krasić (PFC CSKA Moskva), Boško Janković (RCD Mallorca), Miloš Ninković (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Predrag Pavlović (FK Napredak Kruševac), Dejan Milovanović (FK Crvena Zvezda), Milan Smiljanić (FK Partizan), Nikola Drinčić (FC Amkar Perm), Djordje Ivelja (OFK Beograd).

Forwards: Filip Djordjević (FK Crvena Zvezda), Djordje Rakić (OFK Beograd), Dragan Mrdja (K. Lierse SK), Nebojša Marinković (FK Partizan), Borko Veselinović (SC Beira-Mar).