Sergio Scariolo, bitter admission after the loss to Milan

An ugly defeat, admitted without mincing words.

Sergio Scariolo does not skirt around the problems of Virtus Bologna, defeated 74-96 by Olimpia Milano. “There is little to say, and we must congratulate Olimpia. They played better than we did, that we did not have the physical condition nor enough energy to win,” he said.

“They were superior to us in all defensive pairings, and they also scored baskets that were not easy. We tried, but in these conditions having consistency of performance is extremely tiring,” Scariolo admitted again.

“Some of our people should rest, others should play to find the right condition. With this mix, finding the right balances is very complicated. We are aware that in the league our situation remains very good, but after today we cannot be happy. The most important thing is that many players find the physicality that is essential to have continuity,” Scariolo concluded.