BC "Dynamo Sassari" (Italy) - BC "Prometey" (Ukraine). October 27. 21:30. Champions League. Group tour. Group "A". 3rd round. Sassari. "Palaserradimidge". Broadcast - prometeybc.com, Youtube.com/FIBA
32 teams participating in the Champions League will hold matches of the 3rd tour of the group stage and thus reach the equator of the tournament. In group "A" as of today there was a dividing of the quartet of participants, and it is far from the fact that this balance of power will be maintained after the group tournament. After two tours, the Spanish club Lenovo Tenerife and Riesen Ludwigsburg from Germany have a 100% result, respectively, our "Prometey" and the Italian "Dynamo Sassari" have not yet experienced the joys of victory, while the champion of Ukraine is ahead of the Italians by the difference of goals.
Ronen Ginzburg's team will play a match of the third tour away with the Italian club. The authority of the Italian club is beyond doubt: "Dynamo Sassari" - the champion of Italy in the 2014/2015 season, two-time winner of the National Cup, the same number of times the team won the Italian Super Cup. The highest achievement in the European arena is winning the FIBA European Cup, and most recently - in the 2018/2019 season.
Today's Dynamo Sassari is a team in which its head coach Demis Cavina mainly relies on eight performers. At the same time the main shooter "Sassari" David Logan very often starts the game from the bench. Two point guards can appear in the starting five at once - Stefano Gentile and Anthony Clemens. Many players of the opponent of "Prometey" are distinguished by their universalism. For example, the Lithuanian center of the team Eimantas Bendzius can even play in the position of the third number, and the Nigerian forward Christian Mekovulu on the situation as a center. Speaking about the playing qualities of the opponent, the head coach of "Prometey" first of all emphasizes his ability to conduct defensive actions, while saying that the Ukrainian championship lacks such strong teams in this component.
“It will be very difficult for us, especially considering the fact that Sassari is holding the match at home”, Ronen Ginzburg said. “If we compare the Italian club with the teams we have already played in the League, for example, Tenerife looks stronger, but Dynamo is a difficult opponent in its own way”.
As for his wards, Ronen Ginzburg is sure that it is not difficult for them to switch from the games of the internal calendar to the next match in the Champions League:
"We are a team of professionals. Yes, we do not have the experience of playing in European Cups as our rivals have, but the guys must be able to switch from our championship matches to the Champions League games with stronger opponents. At the moment they are well prepared for tomorrow's game. D'Angelo Harrison had a small injury, which he received in the match with "Khimik", but there is no major problem: our guard is one hundred percent ready. The situation is more difficult with Oleksander Belikov, but in general the whole team is ready for the match. "
This game is of great importance for both opponents in terms of the tournament, and for "Prometey" it is still very important in terms of gaining psychological confidence in case of success before the games of the second round of the group stage. We wish our team the needed victory in tomorrow's match, and its progress can be watched starting from 21:30 on our club website and on the FIBA YouTube channel.
