Virtus Bologna heading to Supercup, Dusko Ivanovic warns his team

Virtus Bologna is preparing to play in the Supercoppa semifinals, taking the court Saturday night at the Unipol Forum against Olimpia Milano. Dusko Ivanovic will not be able to include Nicola Akele, who injured his ankle during the friendly match against Tortona, in his rotation, but he will be able to field Brandon Taylor. But the coach of the champions of Italy already has clear ideas about the team he wants to see on the court.

“The Supercoppa, like every trophy up for grabs in Italy and Europe, also has a great importance – said Ivanovic -. We are currently not at 100% of our possibilities, we are still at the’beginning. But of course the same applies to Milan, which is a tougher and more physical team than a year ago anyway. And it also has some younger players on the roster”.

“It will be a dry game, but it is still an official competition. So we are very curious to see where we are in our journey. After the friendlies we have played so far, it will be a real game. It will be really important for us to assess the level we have reached at this point”, Ivanovic added.

Still more direct Alessandro Pajola, intercepted by ‘Sky Sport’. “I am ready and we are ready. We hope to raise a trophy” right away, said the new captain of Virtus Bologna, after the retirement of his predecessor Marco Belinelli.