Virtus Bologna, Sergio Scariolo peremptory on Milos Teodosic

“We don’t want to take risks with anyone, least of all him.”

Ten days after the extraordinary Eurobasket triumph with his Spain team — which won its fourth European Championship under his management — Sergio Scariolo plunges back into the Bologna adventure for the season’s princely trophy: the Italian Supercoppa.

In fact, in the theater of Brescia, his Virtus Bologna faces in the semifinals none other than Olimpia Milano, the team that shrugged the scudetto off the ‘Black Vu’ in last season’s final. On the eve of the super challenge, which will not be able to see the participation of many aces on either side, the coach spoke in a press conference.

“We will do our best, with a very light heart. When one goes on the field and gives his best, he is already a winner. The absences? If I told you Teodosic, Hackett, Abass, Shengelia and Jaiteh you might think of a quintet, instead it is who will not play on Wednesday. And not because of precautionary rests, but because of injuries,” he began.

“Teodosic has a hip problem, it’s a traditional problem for him at the beginning of the season. He is a special player, so he can be put back on track only when he is healed and recovered, that is, in the right form. We tend not to want to take risks with anyone, least of all with him,” he concluded.