Virtus Bologna tegola: injury for Alessandro Pajola, must undergo surgery

Bad news in the Virtus Bologna household. Alessandro Pajola, who missed the last two games with AS Monaco in the Euroleague and with Dolomiti Energia Trentino in Serie A Unipol, due to a left knee problem, will be forced to undergo surgery. The captain of the bianconeri, in fact, underwent further checks that showed an injury to the external meniscus, as announced by the Felsina team itself.

Luca Giorgetti

“Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna announces that Alessandro Pajola, following the continuation of pain and functional limitation in his left knee, has undergone further specific investigations that showed an injury to the external meniscus – it reads -. The player will consequently undergo surgery in the coming days. Recovery time will be determined following the surgery”.

A bad tegola for coach Dusko Ivanovic, who had already lost Matt Morgan after a few minutes in Sunday’s match against Trento, who was forced to leave the court due to a sprained ankle. The Italian champions were defeated in a sprint by Aquila Basket (85-87), having a 17-point lead come back. It was a heavy knockout for Virtus Bologna, which had to give up the lead in the standings.

“The preparation for the game and the concentration in the moment of the match were the factors in this defeat – explained the Virtus coach. “The focus during the 40 minutes was the real problem. I am sorry to say that the focus shown during this match is the concentration of a small team, especially after this Friday”s beautiful victory obtained as a team.

“Tonight&#8220s team played without concentration, acting alone and without the right intensity. How to explain the +17 defeat? In that moment of great advantage we took 3-4 3-point shots without any sense, we committed lost balls and conceded unsportsmanlike fouls. This is the result of the fact that we were not focused” concluded Ivanovic.