Euroleague, Milan suffers but wins: Ettore Messina frames the decisive moment

Milan beats Paris 79-74, the words of Ettore Messina

Finding itself even down by 8 points during the last quarter of a relatively low-scoring match, Olimpia Milano found the strength in the final for a 16-3 partial to beat Paris on the second day of the 2024/2025 Euroleague. A 21-point Shields was decisive for the first 'W' European win this season for the Red Shoes.

"We wanted to break the ice at home, for us è an important victory – commented Ettore Messina in the press room after the match -. It was a tough game, Paris played well in transition and we found cohesion in defense only in the last quarter, in this sense Ricci è was important for us".

Inevitable compliments to Shields, whose qualities emerged precisely in what for Messina è was the decisive moment: "He played very well – he said – both on offense and defense. The rookies? I have guys with the right qualities at my disposal, we have to keep working to make them perform at their best".

Beyond any talk, however, it was crucial for Messina to come out of the Forum with more points on the scoreboard than the night’s opponents: "My colleague from Fenerbahce (Sarunas Jasikevicius, ed.) said that è it’s much better to learn from a success than from a defeat, and I feel I agree with this statement" he said.