L'Olimpia Milano collapses with Varese, Peppe Poeta: "Very bad game"
After seven consecutive victories, the first league loss came for Olimpia Milano under Peppe Poeta’s management. The white-and-reds, in fact, succumbed to Pallacanestro Varese in the Lombardy derby valid for the 17th day of Serie A Unipol. All’Allianz Cloud ended 74-84, with the guests closing with a deadly 10-0 partial. Moore, who came close to a double-double with 19 points and 9 rebounds, and Stewart, author of 18 points, dragged Varese to success.
But Leday’s 15 points, combined with 14 from Brooks and Nebo, were not enough for Milan. “I am sorry, it is a defeat that hurts all of us, me first – stressed coach Peppe Poeta after the loss to Openjobmetis’We played a very bad game at a time when we lost confidence. It has been three games, Red Star, Zalgiris and Varese, that we lose in the same way, controlling for three quarters and then at the first difficulties we get disunited, playing too much in isolation, not doing the things that worked in the first half, stopping passing us the ball”.
“We will all have to come out of this together, find a solution. We are suffering against defensive changes and as is normal some players are going through a drop in condition. It has been a bad week, but we have to come out of it by going back to playing like we did in my first month and a half” concluded the’coach of the Milanese team that cashed its third consecutive knockout after those in the Euroleague against Real Madrid and Zalgiris Kaunas.
In the standings, Milan remains stuck in third place in the standings with 24 points, -4 from Germani Brescia and Virtus Bologna, the leaders with 28 points. Varese, on the other hand, climbs to 10 points, hooking Udine in 10th place.
In the next round of the championship, Olimpia will challenge precisely Brescia in what is undoubtedly the big match of the day: two-a-side ball Sunday, Feb. 1, at 4 p.m. at the Allianz Cloud in Milan. Varese, on the other hand, will host Pallacanestro Reggiana all’Itelyum Arena on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m.
