{"id":73781,"date":"2025-09-29T16:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtus.it\/news\/euroleague-round-1-coach-ivanovic-and-alessandro-pajola-pre-game-quote\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:29:28","slug":"euroleague-round-1-coach-ivanovic-and-alessandro-pajola-pre-game-quote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtus.it\/en\/news\/euroleague-round-1-coach-ivanovic-and-alessandro-pajola-pre-game-quote\/","title":{"rendered":"Euroleague, Round 1 | Coach Ivanovic and Alessandro Pajola pre game quote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bologna, September 28 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtus Bologna vs Real Madrid,\u00a0Tuesday September 30 8.45pm &#8211; Paladozza (Bologna).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REFEREES: Mehdi Difallah, Gytis Vilius, Steve Bittner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nicola Akele unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coach Dusko Ivanovic&#8217;s words on the eve of the game: \u2018We start the Euroleague against one of the best teams in the competition, with a truly complete roster. 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