Bologna, September 28 –
Virtus Bologna vs Real Madrid, Tuesday September 30 8.45pm – Paladozza (Bologna).
REFEREES: Mehdi Difallah, Gytis Vilius, Steve Bittner.
Nicola Akele unavailable.
Coach Dusko Ivanovic’s words on the eve of the game: ‘We start the Euroleague against one of the best teams in the competition, with a truly complete roster. They play hard and use transition a lot as an offensive solution. We need to improve on a few things from our last game against Milan, playing better defence and being more present on the rebound.’
Alessandro Pajola before the game: ‘We start our EuroLeague campaign at home in front of our fans, and that should help us against a top-level team, one of the best in the EuroLeague. It will be a game that we need to approach with concentration from the start, especially starting with defence, which must be our trademark for all 40 minutes.’
