That Virtus ends in glory in Barcelona

The black Vu’s pay homage to each other in Catalonia and after Madrid conquer Barcelona. It ends 73-85 after a challenge at the home of the leaders dominated without ifs and buts by an insurmountable Virtus in defense and with killer instinct in attack. The mastermind was Teodosic, 6 assists and a lethal triple 2′ from the end, the arm was a lucid and rediscovered Lundberg, 20 points with 3/6 from three. And then all together passionately defending the castle, literally snatching the decisive balls from the hands of the Blaugrana attack in the final. After a great first half from which she had gained only a three point advantage, Vu suffered the return of the Catalans who reached and passed Segafredo in the third quarter. But it was written in the fate of the match and Vu was able to extend and take the inertia again in the last fraction, with rebounds from Weems, the decisive baskets from Milos and Ojeleye, 6/8 shooting, a protagonist at the start for address it and then close it with the security baskets. But at the PalaBalugrana the defense of Ale Pajola shone above all and an overall trench that silenced the dangers Laprovittola and Higgins, obscuring them.

The record. Without Hackett and Cordinier at the start it is Vu who has the best face: they find more protagonists to attack but it is an eager Ojeleye who scores 7 points in the first fraction, allowing Vu to reach the double-digit advantage twice. The Catalans regroup, their castle is better defended and the result is a 14-4 Blaugrana which reopens the match. With Mirotic who makes a 2+1 it’s 39-40 but Vu doesn’t skid on the siren and Lundberg finds the basket that keeps her ahead after a good first half played with authority and without awe. At the break, Segafredo takes the lead, and deservedly so, 39-42.

But in the second half Kuric plunders the black and white area making 7 in a row and thus propitious with 5’42” from the end of the half, Barcelona’s draw: 51 all and everything to be redone. Again Lundberg with 5 in a row to drive away the first advantage of the Catalan match but now the challenge is blow and blow and Scariolo also takes a technician, on a clearly Bolognese throw-in but turned over by the referees.

Mannion comes out with a shoulder bump, Vu still has the right head and Teo’s mastery offers Bako two balls only to crush: going into the last lap, Vu has three lengths to defend, 57-60.

Segafredo defends aggressively and gets an extension on +9 after Teo’s basket on the counterattack with 6′ left. Scariolo puts Shengelia and Jaiteh in for the sprint, and the Georgian from the line scores 66-73 3′ from the siren. Vu stalks Barcelona, ​​steals the ball from their hands and Teo shoots a three and runs away on 70-80. And then you just need to let time pass, while the virtussini in tow party. Appointment in the Euroleague for Tuesday at the Segafredo Arena against Kaunas.