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Mitrovic double gives Serbia 2-1 win at Azerbaijan

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March 30, 2021 Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates [REUTERS]

Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovic completed a perfect week for the striker in World Cup qualifying with two more goals to help the Balkan nation to a 2-1 win at Azerbaijan on Tuesday that provisionally kept them top of Group A.

The result left Serbia on seven points from three games, three ahead of Portugal who visit Luxembourg later on Tuesday. Third-placed Luxembourg have three points from one game, while Ireland and Azerbaijan have none from two.

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