Olimpia Milano-Virtus Bologna: decisive semifinal match without Clyburn

Monday's victory in Bologna has turned the tide in favor of Olimpia Milano in the semifinal, but the score is 1-1 and Armani has the chance to take advantage of the home field advantage in the games scheduled for today (20.45:2 p.m.) and Saturday. It won't be easy, Virtus has the experience and talent to also breach important fields, Olimpia for its part has done its job away and now wants to complete the work by perpetuating that gap that was seen in game 4 in terms of team depth. In addition, there is the very important variable of Clyburn: the American winger from Segafredo left in the third quarter due to a muscle problem and went straight to the locker room, a recovery in a few days seems very difficult (more likely for game XNUMX) and if that were the case Ivanovic will have to change his lineup a bit (Milan will still be without Nebo).

Coach Messina, on the other hand, is banking heavily on Brooks who in game 2 was definitely the best with 20 points: "We have to take it one game at a time, in a competitive series, not make the mistake of looking ahead. It is important to execute our plan and always match the intensity that they will have". The Mirotic-Shengelia duel, two veterans of top-level European basketball, is always the main challenge, in directing if Mannion manages to repeat the positive impact of game 2 for Olimpia it will be a very valuable extra card.

Sandro Pugliese