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Olimpia Milano: Ettore Messina explains the reasons for his resignation

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It was supposed to be a final year to close, at best, an adventure that was nonetheless stimulating and, trophies in hand, also with several satisfactions (three Scudetti, two editions of the Coppa Italia, three victories in the Italian Supercoppa and even a Euroleague Final Four in 2021). It was supposed to be a celebration of a splendid career, in which he proved to be one of the best coaches ever.

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The Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur has become central in the rebirth of the Milan basketball team

Armani as patron of the'Olimpia won a total of 15 trophies
He acquired Olimpia Milano in 2008, becoming the sole owner
Under his management, Olimpia won 6 Italian championships
He brought economic and organizational stability to the club with the EA7 brand
Milan is back in the Euroleague, reaching the Final 4 in 2021
In 2019 he appointed Ettore Messina as coach, revolutionizing the team
Invested in top players such as Sergio Rodriguez, Nikola Mirotic, Nicolò Melli, Kyle Hines, Alessandro Gentile, Shabazz Napier, Shavon Shields, Luigi Datome, Curtis Jerrells
Also players like Luis Scola and Danilo Gallinari briefly donned the Olimpia jersey under his management

In addition to championships, Armani's Olimpia won 4 Italian Cups and 5 Italian Super Cups

Under his management the international visibility of Olimpia Milano has markedly increased
He will remain in the hearts of Milan fans, who are already celebrating him on social

Here he is together with a legend of the past, Dino Meneghin

In contrast, Ettore Messina stepped aside this season, tired of, in his own words, being “a divisive factor”. No “last dance”, better to leave to others, specifically to his natural heir Peppe Poeta, the mission of shaking up a team that seemed to always fall back into the same problems and they are not for the issue related to injuries (however many over the past few seasons).

His resignation dates back to Nov. 24 when, complete with a statement, came the (shocking) news of his farewell. Remaining at Olimpia with an important managerial role, Ettore Messina, a guest on Sky Sport’s program with the Buffa-Ferri duo, explained the reason for his farewell, referring to the many criticisms he suffered via social media. Criticism, which in the end, affected his thinking, to the point of taking a step back.

“Trivially, the answer that comes to me is: if you care, you can’t not care, if not, you have to have a level of certainty in your means that allows you to say: whatever, those who criticize or those who send you anonymous emails of insults have in my mind no right to exist”, his words.

“I don’t go on Instagram, I don’t go on TikTok… But the simplest thing that happens to you is that maybe a friend, in absolute good faith, writes to you and says, “gee, I read what they said, but I’m with you.” In this way, unintentionally, he has already made you feel bad, you know? So the noise you can’t hide it, the noise is there and it’s a very loud noise” his closing.

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