By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Olimpia Milano has secured a playoff spot in Euroleague for the second straight year and while Ettore Messina’s contract is expiring at the end of the season, the two sides are expected to continue together.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the coach extended with a two-year deal and Messina talked to the outlet, confirming his intention to stay with the club.
“I received from Mr. Armani a certificate of enormous esteem. The words he said after the Italian Cup have an extraordinary weight that make me feel even more indebted to him. I intend to repay that trust. This is how great cycles are born, with the empathy and awareness of a shared path, as well as with victories,” Messina said and expressed his satisfaction with the ongoing campaign, successful despite many obstacles.
“Positive season. Very positive because it’s in line with all the objectives. For the second consecutive year, we are among the best eight in Europe, a result that only the big clubs can boast. We played three months without Shields, we had two doping cases and a double round of Covid: very strong at Christmas and the current one worrying. And all the troubles of Gigi Datome, a very important player for us.”
Olimpia Milano finished the Euroleague regular season with a 19-9 record in the third spot of the standings and will face Anadolu Efes or Maccabi Tel Aviv in the playoffs.