Olimpia Milano beats Zalgiris Kaunas, Ettore Messina proud
An important victory to re-launch in Europe.
Olimpia Milano won again in the Euroleague, thanks to the fundamental 89-97 rifilato to Zalgiris Kaunas two days after losing in Munich. A result highlighted by Ettore Messina at the end of the game with words of high praise for his team.
"Recovering on a court like this after a heavy defeat is never easy,” Messina stressed to the official Euroleague microphones. “I am happy and proud of my players, I want to congratulate everyone. Tonight’s victory confirms the great character the Olimpia's group has.
Messina è then moved on to an analysis of his Olimpia's game against Zalgiris Kaunas: "We did well in rebounding when they were missing shots. The fact è that they didn't even make that many mistakes, but when they did we were ready. And we did very well under the basket".
In the press conference, however, Ettore Messina particularly wanted to praise Nico Mannion: "I don’t know whyé people say that è underestimated. We are very happy that he is with us, he played a great game allowing the whole team to take the court with more confidence. He is 22 years old, has NBA experience and is still very young. He is learning a lot".
