Olimpia Milano beats Partizan, Ettore Messina praises its sacrifice

Victory and important signals after a difficult week.

Olimpia Milano victorious again in the Euroleague, thanks to an 81-88 win against Partizan Belgrade three days after the Berlin knockout. For the meneghini è the first European success on the road this season, with Ettore Messina praising the team for a game of great importance.

"We got an important victory, in a difficult competition like the Euroleague that had already seen us throw away games won and lose others heavily – Messina stressed in the press conference – Today we beat a good team like Partizan, coached very well and in front of twenty thousand people. All elements that make our result very important".

" We were good at sacrifice, both in defense and ball movement. There are important numbers, like the 16 points we allowed Partizan in the fourth period or the 21 assists we put up. Usually Olimpia suffers a little bit at the end of the game, today we stopped our opponents", stressed Messina.

"We are managing to build something. I am aware that we will have a lot of ups and downs, especially in the Euroleague where doing well is not è easy – è Messina’s warning -. But with unityà and team cohesion we can become more and more consistent".