Virtus receives Maccabi, Luca Banchi warns his people

The words of Luca Banchi on the eve of Virtus Bologna-Maccabi Tel Aviv

After the success in the LBA rematch against Bertram Derthona Tortona that took it to first place in the standings, Virtus Bologna returns to the court in the Euroleague where so far it has collected only one win out of seven matches. The Bologna team will take on Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Unipol Arena on Friday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 p.m.

Coach Luca Banchi spoke this way in a press conference on the eve of the match against the Israelis: "Although conditioned by a schedule that prevents adequate preparation and recovery time, we will face the home match against Maccabi with the urgency to play a high-profile performance".

"Our opponents have confirmed in the last home success against Real Madrid, that they are a team of the highest level, a team built around the creativity of their outside players, the physicality and athleticism of centers that we will have to be good at containing, especially in rebounding" concluded the coach of the bianconeri.

"We know that we will face an important competition, we have to take the court with this awareness,” added Matt Morgan. Tomorrow we will need our fans, their push, their presence and their warmth, while we will have to play hard for 40′ with a sense of urgency".