By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
All eyes in Europe are on the Partizan Mozzart Bet – Real Madrid Game 3 after the brawl that marked the Belgrad team’s second victory in Spain.
This led to four players being suspended, and EuroLeague, as do both clubs, are doing all in their power for something like that doesn’t happen again, hoping for a night to remember in Belgrade for all the right reasons.
The game is considered high risk, and Euroleague Basketball has been in contact with the local security bodies as well as with both teams to coordinate and inform about the security measures that will be taken:
• Real Madrid is allowed to go inside the air zone of the Belgrade terminal, both on arrival and on return.
• Police escort is provided for all the movements of Real Madrid.
• There’s 24/7 surveillance around the hotel.
• The dispositive of security is reinforced in the Arena during the match.
• Mr. Ibrahim Erkan, EuroLeague’s Sports Director will be in attendance as a representative of Euroleague Basketball/
So far there’s no other incident recorded, players from both sides are trying to calm things down, asking fans to focus on sport and welcoming the opposite team.
Partizan’s head coach, Zeljko Obradovic, called for a friendly atmosphere in Stark Arena:
“My great desire is for the fans to create the atmosphere they have had all year and for everything to be fair and sporting,” mentioned the Partizan play-caller ahead of Game 3, “I want everything to go as it should and for Real Madrid to feel pleasant here, all the members of the club and some of their fans,” Obradovic said.
The director of Stark Arena, Goran Grbovic, warned that there should not be the slightest incident after a big brawl in Game 2 in Madrid, or the stands would be emptied.