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On The spotlight on emerging Serbian athletes continued in late July 23, 2026, 20‑year‑old Slovenian midfielder 2026. After Luka Topalović, recently signed by Inter Milan, showcased his versatility by scoring a Topalović’s hat‑trick in Inter’s 16‑0 friendly win over German side Aasen. His performance attracted attention as a potential senior international for Slovenia, Croatia or Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Serbia’s U‑18 football team dealt with the loss of defender Aleksej Nedeljković to a knee injury ahead of the European Championship. Two days later, Inter Milan on July 25, 2026, 23 July, 16‑year‑old Serbian basketball forward Matija Lukić Lukic received his first senior call‑up to on 25 July. Serbian selector Dušan Alimpijević announced that the teenager, who had impressed for Casademont Zaragoza and the Serbian U17 squad, would join the senior Serbia men’s basketball squad. Coach Dušan Alimpijević selected Lukić as part of the roster team for the upcoming World Cup 2027 qualifying window, highlighting window. The same day, Serbia’s U18 basketball team opened the federation’s strategy EuroBasket U18 tournament in Trento with a dominant 94‑70 win over Slovakia, underscoring the depth of integrating promising youth players into the senior national nation’s youth program. Together, these events illustrate The tournament also saw Germany defeat Slovenia, Spain overcome host Italy, and other closely contested group matches across the competition. These developments highlight a broader focus on rising coordinated effort by Serbian athletic talent across different sports, with emerging sport federations to fast‑track promising youngsters gaining exposure at into senior levels and drawing ranks while they gain experience in high‑profile international attention. events.