Olimpia Milano seeks redemption against surprise Trapani

The red and white are currently eighth in the standings

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The 12th° round of the LBA regular season closes today. At the Forum (ball at two hours 19:00) is staged Olimpia Milano-Trapani Shark. A challenge that is anything but a foregone conclusion. Trapani, at the moment, è second in the standings with nine wins and only two losses. L'EA/, on the other hand, è only eighth with six wins and five losses.

Reduced by two heavy defeats in the Euroleague (against Panathinaikos and Bayern Munich), the red-and-whites need a win to revive themselves and not risk being out of the Final Eight of the Italian Cup. Hence the need to take the court with the best possible version of Olimpia Milano.

Unfortunately, Coach Messina will have to do without Nebo. The longtime former Maccabi player è injured in the last quarter of the challenge with Bayern Munich. Nebo è on his third stop of the season. Quite a trouble for Olimpia, which once again will have to ask Mirotic and LeDay for overtime.

Tonut is sure to return and maximum confidence in Mannion, who, especially against the Bavarians, è was practically nonexistent. Coach Messina knows that the approach to the game will be decisive. In the last two outings, in the Euroleague, Milan è started with the brake pulled and, in the end, came two very heavy defeats. It should be remembered that Repesa, coach of Trapani, coached Olimpia Milano (from 2015 to 2017).