If Sassari comes from the unexpected home defeat against Scafati, Milan has even lost in the championship (in Trieste) and in the Euroleague (in Monaco). The match on Sunday at the Forum in Assago (starting at 18:15) would be prohibitive if it were not for the fact that against Olimpia Dinamo has brought out some of its memorable games.
Center Miralem Halilovic talks about the past week: "The defeat was bad, we talked about it in the locker room and watched the videos. We trained focused and charged."
The technical gap is evident: "It's not easy to prepare for the match because you don't even know which players they'll use from such a long roster. That's why it's more important to focus on ourselves, especially on the mental aspect."
Sunday's match will also be the first as a former player for pivot Ousmane Diop, who last year was the white-blue captain at the end of the season after the departure of Stefano Gentile.
