Virtus Bologna, Luca Banchi dreams of first joy against Zalgiris Kaunas

The words of Luca Banchi

Speaking at a press conference, Virtus Bologna head coach Luca Banchi presented the Euroleague game against Zalgiris Kaunas, valid for the third day. Among the various topics discussed, the coach of the felsinei tried to indiviuate the key factors to succeed in getting the first joy of the season in the European arena.

"We open this first double round of the Euroleague against Zalgiris knowing that we have to play a determined and polished game against an opponent that knows how to exalt itself in transition and on the penetration and discharge thanks to the versatilityà of its quintets" began the head coach of the felsinei.

"From our side there'è the great desire to achieve the first success of the season in the European arena and we know that only with a high level collective performance we can achieve this goal" added Luca Banchi.

In addition to the Latvia’s coach, è also speaking at the press conference ahead of the challenge against the Andrea Trinchieri-coached lineup was Achille Polonara: "It will be a tough game but we play at home so we will have to put even more energy, taking advantage of the warmth of our fans. In a game like tomorrow’s it will be crucial to start well unlike what we have done in the past few outings in the Euroleague. Zalgiris has experience and a core of players who have known each other and played together for a long time".