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The full-back fired home shortly from inside the box in emphatic style, securing the three points in a crucial meeting to move Serbia top of Group D - putting them on course, for now, to qualify directly for next summer's World Cup in Russia.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Daniele De Rossi moved level with Andrea Pirlo as Italy's all-time fourth leading appearance-maker, as Italy beat Israel 1-0 to move closer to a play-off qualification berth.
In other matches, goalkeeper Alisson played in Brazil's 1-1 draw with Colombia, defender Federico Fazio in Argentina's 1-1 draw with Venezuela, and Hector Moreno also played - in yet another 1-1 draw - between Mexico and Costa Rico.
Stephan El Shaarawy, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Cengiz Under watched their games from the substitutes bench.
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