By Mihalis Stefanou/ info@eurohoops.net
Following Wednesday’s trip to Italy to face EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in Unipol Forum tonight, rain in Athens extended to Piraeus and affected the home venue of Olympiacos, the Peace and Friendship Stadium, SEF.
The shower persisting over the last few days led to floods inside the venue with damages from the court to the team-owned Cube. Emerging complications potentially affecting future home games for the Reds in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and Greece’s Stoiximan GBL furthered deeper into the facilities of the team gym and state-of-the-art equipment also owned by the team.
The leaking roof seems to indicate increasing problems.
Repairs will begin by cleaning the flooded areas but the early look seems concerning for the overall operation of the stadium.
Since 2022, SEF officials have requested various upgrades, focusing on insulation and cooling–heating. Those improvements to the state-owned stadium were initially rejected by the Greek government. Over the last 15 years, maintenance expenses have been reduced, leading to several issues that resurfaced in the worst way via the weather.
