Three days after the triumph over Olympiakos at SEF for the Stoiximan Basket League, Panathinaikos welcomes Zenit for the 12th game of the Euroleague (21:30, bwinSPORT FM, sport-fm.gr, Novasports Prime).
The “clover” showed character in the derby of the Greek championship on Monday and reached a significant double (76-81) with a big protagonist Nedovic, who stopped at 24 points.
Instead, in the Euroleague, the “greens” count 5 consecutive defeats, with the most recent one in Munich, 81-78 from Bayern.
So, Priftis’ team fell to 2-9 and seeks reaction. The Greek coach has no problems with absences.
On the other, Zenit is in great momentum, as it comes from 5 consecutive victories and went up to 8-3.
Last week he made it “2 to 2” at home with Alba (75-66) and Armani Milano (74-70).
For the team of St. Petersburg, it is a question whether the guard Napier will play. The appointment with Panathinaikos is special for the coach of the Russians, Xavi Pascual, who worked in the “clover” from 2016 to 2018, but also for the general manager of Zenit, Manos Papadopoulos, who spent a … life in green.
Referees of the match are Boris Rizik (Ukraine), Medi Difala (France) and Uros Nikolic (Serbia).
Tradition:
24/10/2019: Zenit-Panathinaikos 79-89
07/02/2020: Panathinaikos-Zenit 96-81
07/01/2021: Panathinaikos-Zenit 77-89
12/04/2021: Zenit-Panathinaikos 112-83
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