Buducnost Volija basketball players started the series of three away matches with a victory over Igoke in the AdmiralBet ABA League. The visit to Laktaši has been successfully archived, and Andrej Žakelj's team faces a trip to the far north of Italy and a visit to Trento in the third round of the Eurocup.
The match in "BLM Arena" will be played tomorrow at 20 pm.
In contrast to the regional competition, where after three rounds they have the maximum performance, the "blues" are still winless in the Eurocup, while Trento has a mediocre performance.
"After Igokea, we have two more related away games, which we have to do as much as possible. Trento, in my opinion, is a surprise this season. They play very good basketball, they have made a good, athletic team. I think they play the fastest basketball in our group. It will be a challenge for us, to limit some of their players. We have some advantages, which we will try to use," said the coach of Buducnost Volija, Andrej Žakelj.
The Slovenian coach singles out Anthony Lamb and Jordan Ford, who played masterfully in the first two matches in the Eurocup. The American guard averaged 26 points in two games, and his game at the beginning of the season against Gran Canaria was impressive, when he scored 32 points, with two 11/11 shots and only one missed three-pointer (3/4). In the victory over Trefl Sopot, he scored 20 points.
"We have to pay attention to Ford, who is playing great, and in position four is Lemb. I think they are two key players. But the other players are also of good quality. We are expecting a tough match," said Žakelj.
Buducnost defeated the Italian representative both times last season. The match in Podgorica was remembered, because it was the first Žakeljev on the bench of Budućnost, while the match in Italy was marked by Nikola Tanasković, when he was the most responsible for the triumph of the Montenegrin champion.
"Very important game. We know the opponent. Trento is an aggressive team, athletically capable, they play a lot of one-on-one, very fast basketball with a tough defense. We are ready, we are going there to try to win," Tanasković said.
The wing center reflected on the last game with Trento, when he scored 19 points with eight rebounds.
"The boys helped me with that. We won then, and I hope it will be the same this time," said Tanasković.
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