Final Eight Coppa Italia: Milan easily beats Trento and goes to semifinals

Final Eight Coppa Italia: Milan easily beats Trento and goes to semifinals

In the first game of the Italian Cup Final Eight at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano beat Dolomiti Energia Trentino 80-57 cleanly to win a place in the semifinals.

Only the first quarter è balanced, with Trento that, after a sprint start by Milan, even goes ahead, but Olimpia closes the first ten minutes ahead 20-17 and then in the second quarter armors the defense with a partial of 19-6: 39-23 at the long interval.

In the third quarter 26-12 the parzlaie for the reigning champions d’Italia and we get to the last ten miniti on 65-35 and with the game practically over. For Mla team of Ettore Messina 14 points each by Shavon Shields and Johannes Voigtmann, for that of Paolo Galbiati 12 by Prentiss Hubb. Next, the second quarterfinal will see Umana Reyer Venezia and Estra Pistoia facing each other, whose winner will face Milan in the semifinals.

Here are the words of coach Messina in the press room at the end of the match: “We played a very concrete game, defended well on their outsides, which usually create important game situations. We grabbed rebounds and ran on the counterattack, encouraging approach to the game. We defended very well in the second quarter and ran counterattacks. If you then do it continuously for 12 minutes, you make the decisive partial. The fact that we defended well, gave us the opportunity to go on the counterattack and not depend on shooting percentages”.

“C’è always an extra bit of tension when you are favored. Forò we remembered that they had struggled a lot in Trent. We came into the game with the right respect for a well-organized team. McGruder even in the league? Not at the moment. He’s helping us a lot in the Euroleague, just that we have only one roster and we need to keep him in case we need him.