Olimpia defeated by Olympiacos, Messina lashes out at referees

Decisive a mistake by Mannion in the final game

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Olimpia Milano loses, at home, to Olympiacos (83-84). Decisive was a lost ball, in the last action of the game, by Mannion. For the Red and White it is the third consecutive stop in the Euroleague. Now the red and white record è in perfect parity (9-9).

Coach Messina doesn’t take it lying down and, in the postgame, lashes out at the referees: "I’ve been here for six years and I’ve never talked about refereeing. In the game against Bayern, at one point, they gave a possession to us and Mirotic admitted to touching the ball, saving the coach of the Germans a challenge. Today è he was treated like a Euroleague rookie, before he then lost his mind. We were also treated like Euroleague rookies".

There remains bitterness over another game lost in the final. As against Bayern Munich, the red-and-whites melted down at the worst moment, that is, in the decisive action: "Lacked lucidity" and the ability" to slow down the pace when the ball weighs a lot. It doesn&#39t come naturally to new teams; we&#39re working on that. Not only on offensive possessions, but also defensive".

Evident disappointment in the stands (sold-out Forum) for a defeat that hurts becauseé came at the end of a good team performance. Coach Messina tries to look at the glass half full: "Everyone will talk about the’last possession, but there were so many things we could have done better to win. We accept the result”.