Virtus Bologna: Luca Banchi plans rematch

Luca Banchi is eager to redeem himself

Virtus Bologna began on Saturday the training course that will bring the men coached by Luca Banchi to face the commitments of the 2024/2025 season. For the coach born in 1965 è the second year at the helm of the Black Vu’s, and to hear his own words there's a great desire for revenge after a season ended with the failure to qualify for the Euroleague playoffs after experiencing several weeks at the top and the defeat in the Scudetto final against Olimpia Milano.

"There’è great anticipation, impatience,” Banchi said. “Like every fan, we on the team also have a desire to see the potential of a group that from day one shows itself willing and determined. The previous season left us a bit bitter taste in our mouths for the epilogue it had, and in the wake of that we look to leave with fierce determination to make a season of a different profile".

"So many changes, the possibility" for me to be able to intervene on the team already" from the first day – added the coach from Grosseto -, to work together, to take advantage of the work of last year, thanks to the support of those who è returned, becauseé will be" decisive in’accelerating the processes of aggregation of the new ones. These are already ingrained concepts of the game that we should be able to inculcate in the new ones and the contribution".

"I have been here since day one, we try to take advantage of the work done last year, thanks to those who è returned, there are concepts of play already ingrained that will have to be inculcated in the new ones. There’è a hard core of players, starting with Alessandro Pajola’s 10 seasons, who will help in this" explained Banchi again.

The first official appointment will be the Supercoppa, of which Virtus è will be held in Bologna on September 21 and 22: "In terms of logistics, we are saving ourselves an away game, which helps in the preparation phase,” said the Felsinai coach. “It will be an extra opportunity for our fans, besides the preseason will be all outside Bologna except for a scrimmage behind closed doors. So it will beà the first on-field embrace between the team and the fans, and it will beà very important especially for the new".