Basketball, championship final: Milan beats Virtus Bologna again and goes 2-0 in the series

EA7 Milano doubled their lead, resisting Segafredo Bologna’s final comeback attempt (79-76) and went 2-0 up in the series that earned them the Scudetto. Game full of emotions but ruined by a high voltage aftermath after the siren. Part of the Milan public railed against Teodosic who was about to enter the tunnel, the Serbian – unnerved by the point-to-point finish – reacted to the insults by shoving a fan who ended up on the ground. The worst is avoided by the stewards and other players who get in the way and restore calm. A bad queue for a show that until then had been the best spot for Italian basketball.

Because Milan and Bologna fight for a long time in a pulsating duel, with Milan trying to escape in the third period (51-41 in the 25th minute). Olimpia is a basket cooperative – five double digits for Shields top scorer with 18 -, while Virtus relies on the inspiration of Shengelia (17). The finish is incandescent: Shengelia and Mickey sign the overtaking (73-72) with a run of 8-0, Shields however makes 5 in a row and reverses the inertia. In the swirl of free players, Bologna misses 3 with the same Georgian and Hackett. Melli, on the other hand, is glacial 5″ from the end and delivers the 2-0 in Milan. Now the series moves to Bologna, with Virtus forced to win to avoid finding themselves with their backs to the wall.