Olimpia Milano, Nicolò Melli exalts Ettore Messina

The words of Nicolo Melli

Nicolò Melli during the EuroLeague “Focus on” dedicated to Ettore Messina talked about his relationship with the Olimpia Milano coach but not only.

“Coaches are team leaders. Not only Ettore Messina, all coaches for their teams are leaders. They give rhythm to our routine. They give us confidence in what we should do. They put pressure on us when they see us a little relaxed. I have great respect for Ettore Messina. We come from a successful season and we can do better this year. It won’t be easy but we are here to try.”

Last season, Ettore Messina’s team came back to win the Scudetto, snatching it from the jerseys of Virtus Segafredo Bologna. The red-and-whites, who had finished in second place in the regular season right behind Sergio Scariolo’s team, immediately brought the court factor to their side in the final series and never let the Felsinians catch them again. In the Euroleague, Sergio Rodriguez (who said goodbye to the Red Shoes in the summer to return to Spain) and his teammates were eliminated by Ergin Ataman’s Anadolu Efes, who would win the tournament for the second year in a row.