Virtus Bologna, against Real Madrid with two heavy absences

Scariolo’s men will face off against Real Madrid

Virtus Bologna is awaiting an away match, valid for the fifth day of the Euroleague group stage, against the Real Madrid blancos.

Sergio Scariolo could finally re-embrace Toko Shengelia, who has been in the pits since before Eurobasket 2022 due to a shoulder injury suffered in the game between his Georgia and the Netherlands, but the coach of the Bologna team is in serious danger of having to do without two key pawns in the outside department.

In fact, point guard Daniel Hackett is in doubt because of a flu, while French guard Isaia Cordinier is back from a sprained right ankle, which could call into question his use in the Spanish trip.

Last season, Virtus Bologna saw confirmation of the Scudetto it won in 2021 slip away only in the playoff final, lost 4-2 to Olimpia Milano. The highlight of the Felsinians’ year, however, came on May 11, with the conquest of the Eurocup, won in the final against the Turkish Bursaspor. This success gave Scariolo’s men a pass for the 2022-23 Euroleague season, a competition the Bolognese had not participated in for 14 years.

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