Press room in Assago for the coach of Olimpia Milano Ettore Messina: “It was a very tough match, we are grateful to the public who supported us in the best and most complex moments. Two different matches, in the first half the teams found it easy to score, in the second we limited their shooting from three obviously discovering ourselves under the basket. I think we built enough good shots, but we didn’t have percentage, the defense helped us in the second half. There’s great pressure, these are the most difficult games to win. Minimal advantages, it’s important to have been there with the head possession after possession, that’s what decided the match for us. Virtus’ complaints about the last action? “The referees saw the replay but all my players were sure it was our ball. I don’t have much to say. Then, if you give me the joke, in game 1, on the last action, we weren’t lucky enough to have a replay on Napier’s last shot. We tried to speed up the offensive action, with fewer dribbles and we focused on it pay attention to a couple of simple actions, which could lead us to attack. The boys did well to space themselves out better. Melli on Shengelia? He asked to be able to mark him, it seems like a good proposal from the point of view of affirming his personality. Today he played an excellent defensive game and he was also mobile in attack. A good match.”
