Valencia Basket wants to vindicate itself against a Milan on a roll

Valencia wants to vindicate itself against a Milan on a roll

BARCELONA, 6 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Valencia Basket receives this Tuesday EA7 Emporio Armani Milan at the Fuente de San Luis Pavilion (8:30 p.m.) in a key duel for the 'Playoffs' aspirations of the 'taronja', who hope to turn their bad situation around at home against some Italians who arrive on a good run of results.

It will not be easy to knock down Milan but La Fonteta must assert itself. Valencia Basket, tenth with a balance of 13-13 in the table, receives an Emporio Armani Milano that is fourteenth with 10 wins and 15 losses. But the reality is that they arrive with four consecutive victories.

The dynamics are opposite and they smile at those from Milan. While the 'taronja' fell clearly last day at the home of Cazoo Baskonia (114-75) and were assaulted by Olympiacos (85-92) two dates ago, the Emporio Armani Milan is adding serial victims; Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Red Star and Baskonia.

Of course, the four victories for Milan were at the Mediolanum Forum, in front of their fans. Hence the importance of Valencia Basket asserting the 'Fonteta factor', as well as the desire for revenge for the 90-79 conceded in the first round.

"We play against a team that has had a lot of injuries during the season but it is a great team, made to be very competitive, reach the Final Four and try to win the Euroleague. Because of those injuries and because they have never had all the roster weren't getting victories, they lost a lot of games at the end and this took away a bit of their confidence", valued the 'taronja' coach, Álex Mumbrú.

But now they are in a "splendid" moment at the hands of the recovered Shavon Shields or Kevin Pangos. "They are playing better and better, they are recovering and they have had many victories in a row lately. It will be a difficult and complicated game, it does not reflect the basketball they are doing with the classification they are in," he assured.

The last visit of the milanistas to Valencia ended with an 86-81 in favor of the 'taronja', who achieved the first win at home in four duels. Dynamics that they seek to extend to get closer to eighth place, the last one that gives access to the 'Playoffs' and that they have, depending on other results, within a shot of victory.

VALENCIA BASKET: Jones, Radebaugh, López-Arostegui, Webb III and Dubljevic --possible starting five--; Harper, Claver, Puerto, Prepelic, PRadilla, Evans and Rivero.

EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILAN: Napier, Baron, Luwawu-Cabarrot, Melli and Voigtmann --possible starting five--; Davies, Thomas, Mitrou-Long, Tonut, Ricci, Alviti, and Hines.

--REFEREES: Boltauzer, Panther and Silva.

-- PAVILION: La Fonteta.