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Just an hour and a half before the match, Žalgiris announced that Martin Geben would not play due to achilles tendon pain, and Marekas Blaževičius would replace him at twelve.
For a 19-year-old forward, this could be his Euroleague debut night, if M. Schiller shows confidence in the young talent who arrived from Vilnius “Rytas” in the summer.
Roko Lukoševičiaus / 15min night / Marek Blaževič
Piraeus Olympiakos, Moscow region Chimki, Crvena Zvezda from Belgrade and some of the tournament favorites, Istanbul Anadolu Efes, have already fallen under the control of Žalgiris this season.
Today’s rivals are also marching quite successfully: they won against Vilerbano ASVEL and Real Madrid, but fell against the Barcelona team led by Šarūnas Jasikevičius.
Today’s match takes place against the backdrop of the grim COVID-19 pandemic. Theoretically, 7,000 fans can flock to the Žalgiris Arena today, although record numbers of coronavirus infections are recorded in Lithuania: up to 424 cases are confirmed per day.
Rokas Lukoševičius / 15min photo / The first match of the European Union in Kaunas: Kaunas “Žalgiris” – Istanbul “Anadolu Efes”
The massive attraction to the arena was also criticized by Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, who considered that fans who bought tickets could not go to the match and thus support the club, but rather protect their own health and that of others: Everyone is waiting for some kind of miraculous ban, but is it really necessary to ban someone and put a policeman next to everyone so that people don’t come to the match? I understand the fans of Žalgiris and any other team. It is really difficult for clubs, like any other institution, to survive ”.
Like Ergin Ataman a week ago, Valencia coach Jaume Ponsarnau criticized Žalgiris’ opportunity to play with the fans in the arena.
“It is true that this is not fair, but we must accept this inequality. It is the part of life that we have to live. It doesn’t have to be on our minds. We have to see the positive when we play in the arena with five thousand people, “said Ponsarnau.
Schiller refrained from commenting on the crowd of 1,000 and preferred to speak about the opponents’ play.
Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / 15min / Martin Schiller
“It just came to our knowledge then. They give a three-point serve, but they prevent them from rushing under the basket. This is their main characteristic. In attack, the opposite occurs: many times they go on goal, many times because of their size and depth of the game, they look for points in the penalty area, ”the 38-year-old Austrian presented to his opponents.
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Start – 8 pm
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