Virtus Segafredo Bologna wins game 4 at the Taliercio against Umana Reyer Venezia 81-96 and flies to the playoff finals for the fourth consecutive year, where they will once again meet their long-time rival, Olimpia Milano. Great credit for this wonderful victory must be given to the absolute protagonist of the match, Tornik’e Shengelia.
the Georgian big man was the author of one of the most incredible performances since he wore the black and white shirt: 29 points, 10 fouls conceded, 8/12 two-pointers and 10/14 free throws, in addition to the only triple scored in a crucial moment in the ‘last quarter.
With the whole family in tow, Shengelia gave his best offensively, unstoppable with his back to the basket and a magnet of fouls suffered which led him to shoot 14 free throws. Not only that, the Georgian gave a big hand in the defensive midfield, finishing with three rebounds and a block.
Furthermore, the former CSKA was assisted in a big way by captain Marco Belinelli, author of 22 points with 4/5 threes, and by Awudu Abass, 15 points, 4 fouls suffered and a lot of defense.
Game 1 of the finals will be scheduled for Thursday 6 June at the Segafredo Arena between the Bianconeri and EA7 Milano: Virtus can dream big with this Toko Shengelia in Euroleague format.
Matteo Orsolan
In the image Tornik’e Shengelia, photo Ciamillo-Castoria
