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Updated Thursday July 13, 2000, 10:02 PM GMT Predrag Mijatovic
The scorer of Real Madrid's winner in the 1998 European Cup final, he left the Bernabeu last summer for Fiorentina, where he has struggled to settle. The departure of Gabriel Batistuta may improve his status at the club. Made his debut for his country in the 1980s and was top scorer in qualifying for France 98 with 14 goals. Despite his big-match performances - apart from his Euro-glory goal he was brilliant against Juventus - his form has dipped in the last couple of years with injuries proving a major factor. An operation on his heel last year seems to have cured the problem, however, and he will need to rediscover his best form if Yugoslavia are to progress beyond the group stages. Quiet against Norway. Put his weight about against Spain and unnerved them enough for his Yugoslav team mates to take the lead. Missed a gilt-edged chance at 0-0 in the quarter-final with Holland that could have meant spending less time watching the Dutch ram home six goals at the other end of the pitch.
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