The Red Star basketball team started this week with a shocking defeat to Zadar in the ABA League, after which coach Giannis Sferopoulos was fired, and just four days later they are celebrating their first victory in the Euroleague. And what a victory - against the current ruler of the Old Continent.
The "Red and Whites" defeated Fenerbahçe in Istanbul (86:81) and after three rounds they have a 1-2 record in the elite competition.
Red Star was led by former coaching staff member Tomislav Tomović (it is expected that Saša Obradović will take over the Belgrade team) and his team played by far the best game - in which they led the entire time, had a 16-point lead and controlled the game for 40 minutes.
Chima Moneke led the visitors with 20 points and 12 rebounds, Tyson Carter had 13, as did Donatas Motejunas in his debut performance...
For Fenerbahce, Bonzi Colson had 19, too few for Fenerbahce to avoid a third consecutive defeat to Red Star in Istanbul.
The only undefeated team after three rounds is Zalgiris, which showed its strength in Munich, where it made 14 three-pointers and easily defeated Bayern (98:70).
Valencia suffered their first defeat (to Barcelona - 108:102), while Olympiacos easily defeated Dubai in Piraeus (86:67).
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