THE Mars welcomes Trentino to Alexandrio at 20:00 for the 18th and last matchday of its second group EuroCup and claim 5th place with a win over the Italian team, who are still not sure of their place in the next phase.
The “yellows” wanted a victory for Turk Telecom in Poland against Slask yesterday (6/2), as they are superior in every draw in which the Turks are also present. Therefore, Turkey easily prevailed with a score 86-70 and Ares is already celebrating his qualification to Play In of the organization. In tonight’s game against Trentino at Nick Galis Hall, the position will be decided, which will be occupied by the team of Yannis Kastritis. In case of victory, he will finish, as we mentioned above, in 5th place and will play with seat disadvantage in the next phase, i.e. he will face in single game one of Badalona, ​​Besiktas and Prometei. If they lose, Aris will finish 6th and find their way again in a single away match against Hapoel Tel Aviv or London Lions.
It is expected that not a pin will drop on the field tonight, since the crowd is excited after the victory over Panathinaikos in OAKA, and while the derby with compatriot PAOK follows on Saturday, also in Alexandrio.
Absent from the match will be o Roberto Gallinatwho continues his recovery after the fracture he suffered in his right hand, as well as George Fillioswho is dealing with a foot injury problem.
“Tomorrow we are invited to give our stadium the last game of the EuroCup regular season“, first emphasized Yannis Kastritis, pointing out: “Everything is still open regarding the qualification and ranking of the teams in the group. We will have to compete with a team that is fighting for its goals. We want to be focused and full of energy in every possession so that we get the best possible result at the end».
“We are coming to the end of a very exciting regular season in the EuroCup“, emphasized, for his part, the Andreas Kalogirosadding: “Tomorrow’s match against Trentino will be like a “final” for us. We will give our best to win. We may have had back-to-back games so far, but tomorrow we need to have energy in our defense in order to beat a very good team.
It will be a great battle, which we will fight with the crowd on our side as we expect a packed stadium tomorrow».
Source: Sport Fm
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