Olimpia Milano dominates Virtus Bologna and wins its 31st scudetto
L'Olimpia Milano dominates Virtus Bologna and wins its 31° scudetto
At the Assago Forum, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won game-4 against eierni rivals Virtus Segafredo Bologna with a score of 85-73 and won the scudetto, the 31st° in the glorious history of Olimpia.
Virtus starts the match with a 5-0 partial, Olimpia retaliates almost immediately and from 4-7 leads 15-7. New partial of 8-0 and 15-15 in favor of the Black Vs, who then post another of 6-1 and close the first quarter ahead 23-22.
In the second quarter, Milan makes the counter-break, is taken back and then, from 26-26, they stretch to 36-28 and then 44-32: their lead when we get to the’long interval è of +10, 46-36.
The lead of Ettore Messina’s team expands further in the third quarter: 61-40, 21 lughezze, and when only the last ten minutes are left the score è of 66-50.
The’last quarter è almost routine, Olimpia comfortably administers the lead and wins its third consecutive scudetto, all three at the expense of Virtus Bologna, which had instead had the better of the game in 2021.
For Milan 30 points and 11 rebounds by a monstrous Nikola Mirotic with 16 of 18 at the free. For Luca Banchi’s Felsinei, who in the last quarter attempted a desperate comeback but recovering at most to -7, 21 points by Isaia Cordinier.