Milan, 30 September 2021 – The adventure begins in the best way Euroleague of the Armani AX Milano that in front of the over four thousand spectators of the Mediolanum Forum in Assago crashes CSKA Moscow 84-74. The defensive performance of coach Messina’s men was devastating and, after the 29 points granted to the Muscovites in the first quarter, they suffered only 29 in the second half, managing to perfectly limit the great potential of guns of the caliber of Will Clyburn, Toko Shengelia and above all Alexey Shved (9 points and 1/5 of three for him). Even in attack, the Olimpia car traveled at very high revs and with great harmony, being carried away by the capital tests of Sergio Rodriguez, Shavon Shields (17 points each) e Nicolò Melli (15 points and 6 rebounds), who in the final loaded the team on his shoulders.
The race
Nikola Milutinov lost to bad knee injury after just 2 ‘, the CSKA withstood the impact and began to hammer the opponent’s basket with archery (6/8 from three starting) and an inspired Kurbanov, building an advantage that reached its peak at 19-29 signed by the arc from Clyburn. However, when the CSKA shooting percentages dropped, Milan regained altitude and confidence, relying on Hall’s baskets (11 points in the juncture) and even placing the leg of overtaking with Melli less than 5 ‘from the long interval (36- 34). The CSKA did not however go to the mat and before the long interval he scored the double pass after having worked well on the rebound, especially in attack (44-45). The head-to-head continued throughout the third quarter closed at +3 by Olimpia which, however, at the start of the fourth fraction, with a sprawling defense led by Hines, closed the supplies to the attack of the CSKA (3 points in 5 ‘ ), hitting him in the flanks with the game on the break and the baskets of Shields, Ricci, e Rodriguez, author of 74-63 less than 5 ‘from the end. He thought about doing the rest in the finale a monumental Melli, able to gain and score free and precious baskets that allowed, together with the triple of Rodriguez’s stirrup, in Milan to reach out to the two points.
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