Virtus vs. Milano Olimpia: The Italian derby arrives in a sold-out Segafredo Arena

Bologna, 1 March 2025 – The Virtus he returns to the field again. He didn't even have time to leave the challenge with Olympiacos di Euroleague of yesterday evening and we are already thinking about the next, simply fundamental, championship appointment.

After stop for the national teams and from the last challenge played in the Italian Cup, at home Virtus we returned with a dense series of appointments which will see the Black Vs take to the field every three days in the month of March.

This time there are even fewer days, given that after yesterday's Euroleague round, tomorrow's crucial championship match against A7 Armani Milano is already scheduled.

What time does the match start?

At 18.15pm in the already sold-out Segafredo Arena, the derby of Italy, a comparison that is worth a lot, a lot for the standings, Virtus second with Milan one step behind, but also for the awareness that it could bring to the black and whites. The bad defeat in Turin in the Italian Cup with Olimpia, had shown a Surrendering Virtue, which had raised the white flag, disuniting at the first difficulties.

The challenge with Olympiacos yesterday went exactly in the same direction for a half, with the Bianconeri going behind right away and never giving the impression of being able to reopen the game, except for the team's reaction at the beginning of the third quarter of the game where Ivanovic's team, having gained confidence from a couple of long-distance baskets and equally good defenses, climbed back up to -12.

The challenge with the Greeks, which has also confirmed itself as a battleship of absolute value, it is no coincidence that they are alone at the top of the Euroleague standings, it is already history for the black and whites. Tomorrow with Milan the Virtus must start again from that reaction, that pride that Ivanovic's boys put on the field when they returned to the field after the break. Milan, in addition to being the historic rival of Virtus and the opponent with which they have always clashed in the final act of the championship in the last 4 years, is in fact one of the opponents with which the black and whites are fighting for playoff positioning. The points up for grabs will be very important, with the black and whites who will try to recover the flu Polonara and Shengelia to have them available in the crucial challenge with Armani.

Referees

The race was directed by the trio Sahin, Borgioni, Bongiorni.  

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