Virtus Bologna-Efes Istanbul: for Sergio Scariolo it’s a great opportunity

Sergio Scariolo speaks ahead of the match with Efes

Virtus Bologna coach Sergio Scariolo presented the Euroleague challenge against Anadolu Efes Istanbul, the tenth day of the Euroleague scheduled for Friday, November 25 at 8:30 p.m.

The coach of the bianconeri spoke this way to official channels on the eve of the challenge against the reigning European champions: “A great opportunity to show everyone that we can compete in this Euroleague. Our opponents don’t need many words of presentation, two-time European champions, with a great system and a great organization, with a fantastic roster, a great coach, all the things they have achieved step by step, piece by piece. They have great leadership and so much talent. In every game we are always competing, we still have some lapses that we have to work for to try to reduce them. At the end we had bad moments, which cannot last more than 2-3 minutes. This especially in defense: at the same time we manage to be skillful when all five players are focused and connected with each other. It will also be a great opportunity for our fans to see a great team, great players, maybe two of the 3-4 best players right now like Micic and Clyburn. We want to be ready to compete against a great opponent.”

Daniel Hackett also made some statements, “We are aware that it is an important, high-level game. We know the opponents and we will need the right approach to the game. We want to redeem the defeat in Athens and play a solid game in front of our fans.”