Virtus Bologna, Sergio Scariolo spurs his team: ‘Oaka needs personality’

Scariolo spurs his team toward challenge against Panathinaikos

Virtus Bologna coach Sergio Scariolo spoke to the official channels of the Bologna club ahead of the trip to Oaka in Athens to face Panathinaikos in the challenge valid for the ninth day of the Euroleague.

“Playing away from home on a difficult court like Oaka, in tomorrow’s match we will have to show great personality, control of nerves, character and coolness. We face an athletic, well-coached, disciplined team with very talented players. On our side we have made progress, we are growing but we cannot relax for a second, because we know very well how difficult it is to win games in the Euroleague and against any opponent, especially away. We want to confirm the improvements in terms of the length of our concentration, we will have to be tough against a team that is very strong in rebounding, with great transition and we will definitely have to have a number of players, as close as possible to the total number of those who will play, capable of producing things on offense and defense. Should the medical staff give us the okay, we will recover Ojeleye on the day of the game, while Shengelia will definitely not be in the match and his recovery will not happen in a very short time,” explained the Spanish national team coach.