Bologna, Feb. 6 –

 

Virtus Segafredo Bologna, ends a resounding week with 7 games won out of as many played. Let’s review together the bianconeri successes!

Double commitment for Virtus, which in the evening of Sunday, April 29, faced two games: the men’s team, engaged against Verona found success 87-82 despite the Scaligera resistance bent only in the final. Excellent performance of Mickey (18 points), Belinelli (15) and Mannion (12), valid to continue the positive streak in the championship. At the same time, the women’s team was engaged in Lucca against Gesam Le Mura Lucca in a match that right from the start saw Cinili and her teammates get the better of the Tuscans, winning the game without appeal with a score of 52-92. Rupert (19 points for her), Del Pero (14) and the Pasa-Dojkic duo (13) had an excellent performance to continue the pursuit of Schio.
A few days of rest and Tuesday 31 is it’s ready to dive back into Euroleague commitments: for the men’s team on the horizon is the engagement with former Markovic’s Red Star to still hope for the play-off goal. The game with the Serbians, after an incredible 30-point first quarter for the bianconeri, led to Virtus’ final victory with a score of 84-72 thanks to a super Shengelia 15 points and Weems 13. Twenty-four hours later, it is already time to take the court on the parquet of the Paladozza, where the Segafredo women’s team is on stage against Olympiacos in the Euroleague: the Black Vu win authoritatively against the Greeks with a score of 92-69. Dojkic led her teammates with 19 points, followed by Laksa (18) and Rupert (11).
Back to back for the men’s Segafredo, which on Friday the 3rd is already engaged again in the Euroleague against Asvel Villeurbanne, orphaned of Teodosic victim of a flu syndrome. For the Bianconeri, underdogs on the eve, the match is of paramount importance and the odds are overturned: 64-77 the final result with a superb performance by Belinelli from 21 points who drags his teammates to the victory that allows Segafredo to be just one win away from the playoffs.
The weekend begins for Virtus: the women’s team, engaged against Akronos Moncalieri on Saturday, Feb. 4, took a quarter to get its hands on the match and then stretched at halftime and won authoritatively with a score of 69-46. Against the Piedmontese, top performance for Dojkic (16 points for her), Zandalasini (12) and Laksa (10) and second place in the championship secured. Sunday match for the men’s team that on Sunday 5 hosts Germani Brescia in the 18th round of Serie A: last-minute victory over the never tame biancoblu in the game’s final 84-78.

This week’s verdicts allow the men’s Segafredo to remain in first place in the league with Milan and still be in the running for the Euroleague play-offs, only one win away. For Cinili and her teammates, on the other hand, important victories to consolidate the second place and relaunch the race to Schio in the championship and in the Euroleague the conquest of the sixth place waiting for the end of the competition, at the first appearance for the Vu nere.