Virtus awaits Efes, Luca Banchi hopes for feat

The words of Luca Banchi on the eve of Virtus Bologna-Anadolu Efes Istanbul

Coach Luca Banchi spoke in a press conference on the eve of Virtus Bologna-Anadolu Efes Istanbul, a game valid for the sixth day of the Euroleague: "C’è great expectation for this game, we arrive on the emotional wave of the four consecutive successes but with the awareness that we will be facing one of the serious candidates for the F4. Efes è a team that more than any other in the last five years has achieved success, won two titles. Despite the change of coach and a few new arrivals, it has a structure and a team identity that will make it one of the protagonists".

"It" will be a special night, we will need a great performance: we will finally return to Virtus Segafredo Arena and we count on doing it in front of a great crowd. We hope it can be an exciting and engaging game, such that we can give another joy to our fans and hit a’feat, because’such would be when you are facing teams of the talent and experience of’Efes’qot; concluded Banchi.

Bryant Dunston also analyzed the challenge against the Turkish team: "We are playing against my old team, Efes, a team with a great history and that recently had a lot of success, with a lot of talent, it will be difficult for them to come here. They will be hungry, they lost the last game, so we have to come with a lot of energy, play together with a strong defensive presence. We have to play together, è also our first game in the new arena, so it will beà great to have all the fans here to support us, we will give our all".