Sergio Scariolo in disbelief after his Virtus collapse

The words of Sergio Scariolo

Sergio Scariolo hotly analyzed Virtus Bologna’s home loss to ASVEL-Villeurbanne

“We played two completely different games. Very good first half, we came out of the break very light, I can’t tell you why. When I play such a good first half in all respects, I can’t explain why we came out so soft, we conceded shots, we didn’t draw fouls. It all starts from the defense, we were not there, we lost transition and we suffered the offense against the defense lined up. Theirs is a very physical defense that uses their hands a lot. We didn’t know how to put our nails on the game maybe because we deluded ourselves that it wasn’t necessary. Deploying Cordinier for a short time was a technical choice; he has no physical problems.”

Last season, Virtus Bologna saw the confirmation of the 2021 Scudetto win 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.