Virtus Bologna, double blow in Brescia: Luca Banchi praises his team’s reaction

Virtus Bologna beats Brescia at home

It goes to Virtus Bologna the postponement of the 24th day of the A Series of basketball: the Black Vu’s beat Germani Brescia 87-73, dragged by 17 points of Marco Belinelli, 14 of Achille Polonara, 13 of Awudu Abass, 12 of Gabriel Lundberg and 10, with 7 rebounds and 5 assists on the scoreboard, of Alessandro Pajola. The team coached by Luca Banchi reacts thusì to the negative moment, characterized by four consecutive knockouts between the championship and the Euroleague.

BlackVu first in the standings for direct clashes. Banks satisfied

Thanks to the success at PalaLeonessa, Virtus joins Germani on 34 points at the top of the standings, overtaking them thanks to direct clashes in their favor: should the two clubs reach a tie on points at the end of the regular season, it would therefore be the Felsinians who would be ranked ahead.

On the sidelines of the success, Luca Banchi praised the collective’s performance: "A significant and convincing victory – he said -. At the end of an intense series of games we exhibited solid defense and, for large moments of the match, a well-balanced offense. This match è was handled with greater continuityà than our recent performances".

Virtus coach: "Performed an excellent job"

"Despite the fatigue and limited preparation time, there was a strong desire to play a high-level match,” Banchi added. “We were missing some players but we witnessed a noteworthy collective effort. I observed a crucial element for us: a very good team spirit, which è was the key to our good performance in the early stages, as demonstrated in the games against Zalgiris and Red Star, before mistakes in the decisive stages".

"If we maintain efficiency and intensity on both sides of the court, the difference è palpable – added Banchi. The most relevant aspect è is that the team maintained a high level, regardless of who was on the court. We operated well as a collective, paying attention to details and also with a good rebounding effort. We did an excellent job".