Madrid, in Messina territory with Chus Mateo in command

The current calendar in the midst of a pandemic is like a manual for improvement in which you turn the page and are not convinced. And in those lands Madrid in Milan, where they played without an audience for the first time on March 3, 2020 before everything exploded. Now he returns to a Mediolanum Forum that in the local victory on Tuesday against Panathinaikos (75-54 with 19 points from Devon Hall and 9 assists from Sergio Rodríguez) he remained at 3,865 spectators. Real arrives without Laso or Heurtel, who tested positive before taking Alba. After the new tests, there are no more cases. A speedy recovery is wished them, as Messina did yesterday, although the point guard will not be able to return to the Euroleague before 14 days, as stipulated in the competition protocol, so the duel against CSKA on Thursday 23 will be lost for sure. In the case of no playersLike Laso, the time of withdrawal depends on the legislation of each country. In Spain, Health establishes a minimum of ten days of isolation. The next matches would be away from home against Joventut on Monday 27 and against Fenerbahçe on Wednesday 29.

Chus Mateo, 52, will act as head coach, as on Tuesday against Alba and as on April 2 against Olympiacos due to Laso’s suspension. At the moment, 2 of 2. The coach was in the white quarry in the 90s, he was an assistant to Scariolo, Imbroda and Lamas, then he went through Malaga, Zaragoza and Fuenlabrada, for the National Team and for China, before returning to Madrid in 2014. He will have Messina and a Armani who is third, tied with Olympiacos, after reacting with two wins to a four-loss streak. Alocen, Abalde and Thompkins are still out and Yabusele has traveled, but it is doubtful.

“Madrid is tremendously competitive, physical, with an impactful presence like Tavares in defense and attack. We face a serious candidate for final victory. Controlling the rhythm, rebounds and moving the ball will be essential “, says Messina, whose club tonight honors a historic man like Sandro Gamba. A head-on collision between the two teams that conceded the fewest points: 71.7 and 72.1. The Armani has great talent with him Chacho, Delaney, Hall, Shields, Datome, Melli… Until a year ago, he had only beaten Madrid once in this century and has been two in a row.