Nutribullet, in the Champions League there is the Lavrio obstacle

The Nutribullet will have to overcome the Greeks of the Lavrio Megabolt to continue in the Basketball Champions League. Round match at Palaverde on January 5th at 8.30pm. Akele: “We can beat them”

TREVISO. Nutribullet Treviso is the only Italian to be advanced in the Basketball Champions League, where at the Play-In he will find the Lavrio Megabolt, Greek team. Move to the Top 16 whoever wins two games. The calendar: 05/01 at 20.30 Nutribullet Treviso – Lavrio Megabolt, race-1; 11/01 at 18.30 Lavrio Megabolt – Nutribullet Treviso, race-2; 18/01 at 20.30 Nutribullet Treviso – Lavrio Megabolt ev race-3. The following week, Tuesday 25/01, the Top-16 would start at the home of the only unbeaten player, Baxi Manresa.

Nicola Akele’s comment: «Actually many of us didn’t have much European experience, apart from Dimsa who did the Eurocup, Sims and a few others. In any case, the glass is not half empty but full for … three quarters. We will face the Greeks having the eventual play-off in our house and I believe that the Lavrio, which we will start studying, is all in all an affordable team. Dijon would certainly have been a tougher obstacle, I think moving forward is doable. But now let’s think about the championship, we want to participate in the Italian Cup and I see it tough against Brescia, they are picking up the pace, but being back to winning is sure it will help us. I think that to get to the top eight, at least those at home will have to be won, but now under with Germani ».

Akele is still struggling with recovery after suffering a blow out fracture of the medial wall of the right orbit and a partial detachment of the retina: “The follow-up visit confirmed that there are no complications, I just have to wait for the fracture to calcify, it will take a month. The eye is fine but I have to be careful not to make too much effort ».