To leave behind the defeat in the derby by Panathinaikos for the championship in the best way wants Olympiakos, which is being tested (21:30, bwinΣΠΟΡ Fm 94,6, sportfm.gr and Novasports PRIME) from Olympia Milan at the “Mediolanum Forum” for its 12th game Euroleague.
The “red and whites”, with a record of 7-4 in the tournament, are also looking for their first away victory in the fifth attempt this year, against a very strong team, which, like them, has not lost in front of its audience. His band Etore Messina, which has 6/6 on Italian soil and a record of 8-3 overall, is a high obstacle, which despite the absence of the injured, Dinou Mitoglou, the Greek team will have to show a very good competitive face to overcome. Besides, Olympia wants to react, which last week was defeated in its away matches by Unix Kazan and Zenit.
THE Olympic He went to Milan yesterday afternoon without any problems, as the only absence is that of Michalis Lountzis who played yesterday with the National team against Great Britain for the “window” of the World Cup qualifiers. In the dozen returns o Quincy Isi, who did not play on Monday due to gastroenteritis and it is not ruled out that he will take more time than in his debut last Friday against Maccabi. Livio Jean Charles is now better prepared, who completely overcame the problem with the chest injury.
The hosts of… old fans Kyle Hines and Christos Stavropoulos (General Manager), they will have Malcolm Delaney again after a month, who has recovered, while the newly acquired guard, Tomaso Baldasso, who will probably replace Jerian Gran in the roster, may make his debut. Statistically, Olympia has the second best defense in the Euroleague with a passive average of 71.1 points, being the first in limiting the creation of the opponent. Specifically, it allows only 13.4 assists.
Referees of today’s match are Ilya Belosevic (Serbia), Damir Javor (Slovenia) and Tomas Travicki (Poland)
Tradition
Tonight is the 24th match between the two teams since 1996 and then at the level of the Champions Cup and Euroleague. Olympiacos has the lion’s share of victories with 15, while the Italian team has prevailed 8 times. In the games held in Milan, Olympia has won six and the “red and whites” five.
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