Bologna –
MVP of Game-1 Toko Shengelia, his was the basket with 7 seconds left that allowed the Black Vs to clinch the win. These are his words in the postgame: “Games have an important mental aspect; the story is not about me, it’s about us as a team. I want to thank God, this is just one game, but we have to get ready to fight ahead of the next one. Thanks to coach and teammates. My evidence? We have to talk about the team, this is Virtus, let’s win and fight together.”
Always responsive and stinging, he shows up and converts all the balls that come his way, this in a nutshell is the game of Momo Diouf, who at the end of the game commented as follows to the microphones of Nettuno Bologna Uno: “I’m happy we struggled defensively; it will not be easy to maintain the same balance and put even more energy. My test? I try to use my talents for the benefit of the team.”
Scoring, defending and collecting rebounds, these are the statements of Nicola Akele, another star of the evening, to Nettuno Bologna Uno: “It went well on offense. We have to be more cynical in the final, if we play like this we will lose the next one, but in the meantime let’s enjoy this success. Mirotic’s marking? I was on a special mission, I tried to trouble him with energy and dynamism. And difficult to mark him.”
