Dan Peterson warns Olimpia Milano.

Dan Peterson’s words.

Dan Peterson introduced in Gazzetta dello Sport race-7 of the LBA Finals 2023: “Milan-Bologna and the beauty of race-7. Playing with heart (using your head).”

“But race-7, or a “beautiful,” let’s say game-3 in a 2 out of 3 series, as it was when I was coaching, is a game unto itself, separate, unique. Every law of sports flies out the window. I don’t think Olimpia is sure to win because they play at home, nor is Virtus convinced they will lose because they play away. Many people talk about the fatigue factor, both for Olimpia and Virtus. Logical!”

Last season, Ettore Messina’s team returned to win the Scudetto, snatching it from the jerseys of Virtus Segafredo Bologna. The “biancorossi,” who had finished in second place right behind Sergio Scariolo’s team in the regular season, 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.