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Virtus Bologna wins the Eurocup and flies to the Euroleague

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Virtus Bologna wins the Eurocup and flies to the Euroleague

In front of 10,000 spectators, Bologna overtook Bursaspor (80-67), won the trophy and returned to the premier competition by reaching Milan. From next year Italy will have two teams. It hadn’t happened for 6 years

From our correspondent Andrea Tosi

11 maggio
– BOLOGNA

The Eurocup final rewards Virtus Bologna who raises the trophy and returns to the Euroleague.

Virtus in the Euroleague 14 years later. A triumph pursued, wanted and signed by its champions. Milos Teodosic and Marco Belinelli with baskets and leadership make the difference. Behind them the usual Weems, an obscure but always winning leader. Then the solidity of Sampson who finds baskets from the garbage and the great last quarter of Jaiteh, first ghost and then dominant again. The announced final becomes a party for 10 thousand Juventus fans who, in the Bologna trade fair arena, give the record book of 718,279 euros an all-time record for a basketball match in Italy. Virtus rides this emotional wave with Teodosic’s triple that cancels the first and only Turkish advantage and immediately jolted the stands. King Milos produces 8 points in one amen while Bursaspor burns the foul bonus in less than 3 ‘. So Bologna can already round the enemy with Weems’ triple at 14-7. The defense of Scariolo focuses on the feared shooter Andrews who recalls the doubling of all the virtussini in the field. When Pajola enters, the decibels in marking rise: the playmaker makes a “save” by opening the counter-attack then makes himself heard in front with 4 assists. Beli and Sampson also arrive to attack. Beli signs his signature jumper, Sampson figures better than the bewildered Jaiteh, award-winning mvp of this tournament, strangely foul at the shot from two, his usual reign. At the first siren, however, with Beli replying by three, Bologna is on +13 (25-12). Bursaspor did not field his shot from a distance, Holland managed to move the score by gaining many free throws. But Sampson (4/4) stretches on 31-17. When Beli takes the bench, the ball stops. Shengelia argues with the basket, it takes another trepunti from Teodosic to restart the engine. In the final of the second quarter Virtus spoils a couple of close solutions, Bursa takes the opportunity to get closer: 41-31 at the break with Teodosic at 11, the bogey Andrews is contained to 4 points with only three shots in action. In the second half Teodosic takes the stage with an iron penetration, then Shengelia scores the first goal for the maximum advantage on 50-35 but the Georgian insists on looking for the three-man joker by denting the basket. Thus comes a Turkish 8-0 that reopens the games. The game is ugly, indeed ugly, it takes two spells from three of the immense Teodosic to rekindle the fiery arena. But Bursaspor always comes back in contact with his jumping center Hayes: at 30 ‘it is 62-53. Heart-pounding last quarter. Jaiteh does and undoes while Bitim reaches -5 (64-59). Time out in the emergency of Scariolo to put some order back. Hervey finds a basket in traffic, then a tap-in from Jaiteh that gives awakening signals and a number of Shengelia bring back the Bolognese advantage in double figures (70-60), Beli from three makes the finish line appear closer. When Weems clears Andrews’ easy shot, the party can begin. Virtus is back where it belongs. Now begins another era of the black V.
Virtus: Teodosic 21, Weems, Jaiteh 13, Belinelli 12. Sampson 11
Bursaspor: Dundziski 14, Bitim 12, Hayes, Needham 11

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