{"id":66227,"date":"2024-04-11T17:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtus.it\/news\/turkish-airlines-euroleague-round-34-coach-banchi-and-achille-polonara-pre-match\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T17:08:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:08:15","slug":"turkish-airlines-euroleague-round-34-coach-banchi-and-achille-polonara-pre-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtus.it\/en\/news\/turkish-airlines-euroleague-round-34-coach-banchi-and-achille-polonara-pre-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 34 | Coach Banchi and Achille Polonara pre-match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bologna –<\/p>\n

Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.<\/strong><\/b> Tip off tomorrow, Friday, April 12, 8:30 p.m. Virtus Segafredo Arena.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

Sky Sport, DAZN, Euroleague.tv and Nettuno Bologna Uno.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

Referees: ILIJA BELOSEVIC, SASA PUKL, AMIT BALAK.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

Out: Devontae Cacok.<\/strong><\/b> Isaia Cordinier returns among the players who can be summoned.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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Coach Banchi:<\/strong>\u00a0“There is a great desire on everyone’s part to prove ourselves up to such an important appointment<\/em>.\u00a0For both of us this game will be the appetizer of the play-in.<\/em>\u00a0This is the time to take care of every little detail and control our emotions.<\/em>\u00a0Baskonia plays at a high pace, in Madrid they played high scoring, with lots of possessions and they showcased their\u00a0<\/em>ballistic ability<\/em>.<\/em>\u00a0They are a team of physical size and athleticism that, by characteristics, can play very aggressive defense.<\/em>\u00a0It will be a tough and demanding game but we are preparing for it in the best way possible.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Achille Polonara<\/strong>:\u00a0“We want to close this Regular Season in the best possible way to prove that we deserve the post-season<\/em>.\u00a0Baskonia is talented and runs very well on the counterattack: they won in Madrid and on other difficult courts.<\/em>\u00a0We have to start as always with defense, which will be the key to limit their strengths.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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