For Olympiacos’ historic 10th victory in Milan

In Milan he continues Olympic his… tour away from SEF.

After the excellent performance and the “double” in Valencia, the “red and whites” face it Armani (3/3, 21:30, www.sportfm.gr, News Bulletin 247, Novasports Prime)for the 26th matchday of the Euroleague.

The Piraeus team is currently the leader in the competition with a record 18-7while on the other hand that of Ettore Messina has lost the… way to the playoffs with the disappointing 9-15. However, for Olympiakos, this particular match is of particular importance, since it is given the opportunity to make history in the Euroleague. And that’s because this year has a record 9-4 away from home and if he gets the victory in Italy, then he will arrive for the first time in its history in double-digit wins away from SEFwith the new format of the event.

In the game of the first round, the “red and white” had prevailed 82-66 in Faliro.

From here on, the previous matchday, Olympiacos got a very important result, in “Fodeta”, against Valencia. In the first half, his players Giorgos Bartzokas they had a relative… euphoria from winning the Cup in the Final 8. However, in the second half they tightened up defensively and thus won 92-85 the “bats”, remaining at the top of the standings and at the same time strongly in the bay for home advantage in the playoffs. The other positive thing for the Piraeus team is that they will travel fully and without racing problems to Milan, while they will have the support of the “Mediolanum Forum” about 600 of her friends.

On the other hand, Armani has placed second in the Euroleague, but at the same time it has been getting results lately. Yes, right now is riding a three-game winning streak. The last one was opposite Panathinaikos. After a very tight game, Niccolò Melli’s two free throws in the final seconds and Dwayne Bacon’s missed layup in the dying seconds gave Ettore Messina’s side a scoreless victory 78-76. However, the troubles are not yet over for Armani. In the match against Olympiakos, the Milan team will not have them at their disposal Kevin Pangos, Savon Shields, Devon Hall, Gigi Datome and Paul Billiga.

The referees of the match are Robert Lottermoser (Germany), Tomislav Hordov (Croatia) and Carlos Cortes (Spain).

Tradition favors Olympiakos

The matches between the two teams date back to 1996 and up to now they have met 26 times. Olympiacos has tradition overwhelmingly in its favor as it counts overall 18 winsagainst only 8 of the Italians.

Analytically:

1996-97: (Second Phase): Armani-Olympiakos 73-71

1996-97: (Second Phase): Olympiacos-Armani 87-84

2005-06: (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 89-67

2005-06: (Regular Season): Armani-Olympiakos 75-84

2008-09: (TOP16): Armani-Olympiakos 76-74

2008-09: (TOP16): Olympiacos-Armani 84-81

2012-13: (Regular Season): Armani-Olympiakos 71-84

2012-13: (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 82-81

2013-14: (TOP16): Armani-Olympiacos 81-51

2013-14: (TOP16): Olympiacos-Armani 86-88

2014-15: (TOP16): Olympiacos-Armani 81-58

2014-15: (TOP16): Armani-Olympiakos 74-83

2015-16: (Regular Season): Armani-Olympiakos 66-71

2015-16: (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 73-63

2016-17: (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 91-81

2016-17: (Regular Season): Armani-Olympiakos 99-83

2017-18: (Regular Season): Armani-Olympiakos 85-86

2017/18 (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 87-80

2018/19 (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 75-99

2018/19 (Regular Season): Armani-Olympiakos 66-57

2019/20 (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 91-70

2020/21 (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 86-75

2020/21 (Regular Season): Armani-Olympiakos 90-79

2021/22 (Regular Season): Armani-Olympiakos 72-93

2021/22 (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 67-58

2022/23 (Regular Season): Olympiacos-Armani 82-66