Virtus, distractions are now prohibited. Coach Ivanovic asks for greater continuity

At 20pm (live on Eurosport 2) the Virtus closes the sixteenth day of the championship A league hosting Cremona. After Friday's victory in Munich, today's match is yet another test of maturity for the Bianconeri team. If they don't stumble into what is known in the environment as the full stomach syndrome and give continuity to the success obtained against Bayern then we can say that a step towards being the brilliant team that Segfredo can be has been taken, otherwise we go back and the path starts again from the beginning or almost.

There will be neither Will Clyburn nor Ante Zizic, still sidelined due to a pernicious bursitis in his left elbow, and although the standings say that Cremona is in last place, having been caught up by Naples, the match must be taken with a pinch of salt also due to the motivations of the Lombards who will take to the field with the spirit of those who have to play their all and have nothing to lose.

"In the past few weeks our opponents have changed their technical management – ​​as per Daniele Parente, one of Dusko Ivanovic's assistants –. And they are a team that does not reflect the current standings, having won at Trento, thanks to a sensational last quarter, and having played on par with Venice. With the arrival of Payton Willis they have added flair and technical quality in the guard department, they have big men, especially among the wings, who can open up the field and free up their outside players in one-on-one situations. To all this we must add that we are returning from the double weekly commitment of EuroLeague, so it will be necessary to recruit energy to have a high defensive standard and an extra mental effort".

No news on the market with a search that at the moment cannot identify with certainty the winger who should fill the gap that has opened up due to Clyburn's long injury.

The Black V has been on the market for some time also to look for a center who can take the place left free by the termination of Cacok's contract and to not put too much pressure on Zizic for a return that if anticipated could be counterproductive. The nursery rhyme, however, is always the same and is linked to the desire of the ownership to expand the budget to make at least one of the two operations.

The name of the guard also circulated yesterday Devonte 'graham, an experienced player who currently plays in the G-league, but nothing has arrived on CEO Luca Baraldi's desk and it's up to him to go to the two partners, president Massimo Zanetti and minority shareholder Carlo Gherardi, and convince them to put their hands in their pockets. Sahin, Paglialunga and Nicolini referee.