Ettore Messina’s men have been on the edge of the play-offs and relegations all season, but now find themselves in contention with a host of other teams.
“Žalgiris” won the first match between them on the road 83:70, and last season they beat Milan basketball players twice.
When Olimpia won the race for Nikola Mirotic in the summer, the team automatically became one of the EuroLeague favorites. However, injuries and the lack of a true offensive player quickly stripped that label.
After the scandalous parting with Kevin Pangos, the Milan team filled the holes in the defensive line by bringing back Shabazz Napier, but this season the American is not showing the same game as last time.
Billy Barron, Maodo Lo, N. Miroticus, Shavon Shields were or are still out of the lineup for a long time. Rodney McGruder, who joined the team in the course of the season, eventually left the team for personal reasons after playing only seven games.
Despite all the hype, Olimpia was one of the hottest teams in the league last week, beating Monaco 98-80 on the road, their only loss in the last ten games, and then beating Šarūnas Jasikevicius’ Fenerbahçe of Istanbul 77-76 at home. “.
98 points – this season’s team record.
“We are waiting for a team that has reached its best sporting form, as evidenced by the game in Monaco and a good, tough game at home against Feberbahçe.” All the best players can help Milan, including Nikola Mirotic, D. Shields, Nicolo Melli.
The fact is that now the opponents have reached their best form and Milan realizes that even in this situation they can get to the playoffs. A couple of months ago, they would probably have considered it a blessing,” said Žalgiris coach Andrea Trinchieri before the upcoming match.
Delphi invites you to take a closer look at the game numbers of the future opponents of “Zalgiris”.
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