Luca Banchi, message to referees

The words of Luca Banchi

Luca Banchi had his say to Gazzetta dello Sport about the LBA Finals 2023.

“Milan has a small advantage being able to count on two games (assuming we go to game 7) at home but certainly not rely on the Forum factor as an absolute value. It is a very balanced series that can also be decided by a whistle. So far I’ve seen consistent and solid refereeing, I hope it will go on like this,” he concluded.

Last season, Ettore Messina’s team returned to win the scudetto, snatching it from Virtus Segafredo Bologna’s jerseys. 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.