Olympic and Anatolou Efes open tonight (19:30, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247, Novasports Prime) the curtain of the 30th matchday, but also of the last “devil’s week” of this year Euroleague.
Specifically, the “red and white” they are tested in “Sinan Erdem” of Istanbul with the aim of victory, which will not only consolidate them even more in sixbut it will also bring them one step closer to the top 4 and home advantage.
In this crucial part of the season, his team Giorgos Bartzokas enters the… final stretch as one of the most formed groups of the tournament, counting six consecutive pink match cards (only Monaco has more streaks). Last week, Piraeus won the “eternal” derby, winning at the packed SEF with 71-65 of Panathinaikos AKTORrising to 4th place with 18-11 record, whereas, in case of a tie with the “greens” they have the upper hand due to the matches between them. On Saturday, they prevailed with difficulty 85-73 of Karditsa for the championship, a game in which Walkup and Williams-Goss were rested.
On the other hand, the Turks come from the “shock” defeat with 84-80 by Villeurbanne in Lyon, a result with which they fell to 14th place in the standings and at 12-17. Despite everything, Tomislav Mijatovic’s team remains within reach of qualification and the play-ins, ousa at -1 from 10th place and Partizan.
With a “gun” its headquarters, where it has celebrated them 10 of her wins this year (10-2 at home), Efes will try to beat Olympiakos. On the other hand, the Piraeus, beyond the obvious, want to put an end to the negative streak they have with five losing streaks at “Sinan Erdem”, with their last away win against Efes dating in December 2017.
In the competition now, the home team will line up with full quiverat the same time where Giorgos Bartzokas will be deprived of his services Naz Mitrou-Long suffering from a virus, as of course the injured one for a long time, Nikola Milutinov. Giorgos Tanoulis and Beniamin Amposi were left out for tactical reasons.
Referees: Ilia Belosevic, Milan Nedovic, Alberto Baena.
Source: Sport Fm
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