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Olimpia Milano: total emergency with Trento, coach Poeta calls up three U19s

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After the heavy defeat on the court of Baskonia, Olimpia is itching to get back to smiling. Today, at the Forum, the Biancorossi face Dolomiti Trento, a match valid for the tenth day of the LBA championship. Milan has already lost four games in the regular season and has no intention of committing any more missteps. However, there’s a super-crowded infirmary to reckon with.

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Addio a Giorgio Armani: pictures of the'epopee at'Olimpia Milano
The Italian 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

Against Trento, coach Peppe Poeta will not be able to count on the following players: Nate Sestina (right arm), Diego Flaccadori (surgical procedure), Nico Mannion (fractured nasal septum), Ousmane Diop (right knee), Stefano Tonut (flu-like condition), Marko Guduric (scheduled stop period) and also on Lorenzo Brown (right shoulder, injury sustained after the Vitoria game). The latter, who returned to the court against Baskonia after a 52-day stop, stopped again. His season, so far, is a failure.

Hence the need to call up as many as three boys from the Under 19, namely Samuele Miccoli, Mattia Ceccato and Luca Bandirali. It is necessary to arrive at a congruous number of players, and, inevitably, it is necessary to draw from the youth. It will be a very special competition for Quinn Ellis who challenges, for the first time in his career, his former team (Shevon Shields and Diego Flaccadori also played, during their careers, in Trento). Given the unavailability of almost all of the guards, Quinn Ellis will be called upon to lead Olimpia on the court for long stretches of the game.

However, most importantly, it will be a homecoming for Massimo Cancellieri, who returns to the Forum for the first time since he left Milan in 2019. It should be remembered that it is also the first time for Peppe Poeta as Olimpia’s head coach in the league. In short, lots of hints for the championship showdown between Olimpia Milano and Aquila Trento.

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