Basketball, Marco Calvani points to Virtus Bologna: “It is the favorite.”

Saturday, May 11 kicks off the LBA playoffs

A few days before the start of the LBA playoffs (May 11), Sportal.it heard exclusively from Marco Calvani. The 61-year-old former coach of Pesaro, Sassari, and Scafati, among others, has clear ideas on who is the favorite to win the 2023/24 scudetto.

Calvani, will it still be a Bologna-Milan challenge for the scudetto?
"Moreù Bologna than Milan. I think Virtus has shown, throughout the season, apart from the downturn it had in the Euroleague, that it is more continuous than Milan, which is decidedly erratic. That is why I think Bologna is the favorite for the final victory".

Who è the player who most ù surprised you in this regular season?
"Lundberg è has been a big surprise. He decided so many games and, with the arrival of coach Banchi, he è regenerated and revived. He also played as a point guard, not his real role, always managing to be decisive. He had a great season. I think he is the player who has most shined this season. Now he will have to confirm himself during the post season".

And on the other teams that qualified for the playoffs? Who convinced you and who didn't?”
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"Brescia proved to be a forward-looking company. Giving up the Eurocup, in the end, proved to be the right choice. They have confirmed themselves in the championship, there's a logic in the work carried out by the company. Venice, on the other hand, probably could have done something more. As surprises, I say Pistoia and Reggio Emilia, who really made great exploits".