Olimpia Milan, it’s black crisis and the calendar does not help

The play-off goal is getting more and more complicated in the Euroleague

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Another baffling performance. Even against Zalgiris, Olimpia disappointed. Inevitable defeat when you score only 70 points and never find solidity on the defensive end. For the Red and White, it was the seventh European defeat, compared to only four victories. Even more serious fact. the home defeat with the Lithuanians comes after the heavy misstep in the championship with Pistoia.

Coach Messina cannot find a way to give continuity, in terms of results and performance, to the team. It lacks a starting point guard (Lo goes intermittently) and, above all, the defense does not giveà the guarantees of the recent past. The risk of having to say goodbye to the play-off goal already in December is quite real. The team isn't there. Coach Messina’s words are quite true: "With Zalgiris we played like a depressed team".

Olimpia, in fact, è now awaits three decidedly complicated away games in the Euroleague. On Tuesday, the red and white are expected on the court of Bayern Munich, fresh from their success over Virtus Bologna. Then, on Thursday, Dec. 7, competition on the rather hot court of Partizan. Finally, on Friday, Dec. 15, another tricky game at the home of Barcelona. It is clear that AX's European future depends on the results it will get in these three games away from the Forum.