Virtus wastes everything, Villeurbanne crushes PalaDozza

Virtus falls at PalaDozza against the French of Villeurbanne. And it hurts because the fourth knockout in the Euroleague comes after a first half dominated and finished 50-36, also touching a +19. It all seemed easy with a brilliant Vu driven by Theodosic in a state of grace. Then everything went out: the ideas, the shooting, the clarity and the Asvel, 48 points in the second half, led by the wise De Colo reassembled and slipped a Segafredo left without fuel in the legs.

The evening of Teodosic deserved better luck, 4/8 shooting, 3 assists, called by Scariolo in key moments to solve it, when the double direction Hackett-Lundberg had gone into trouble. Merit to the French, in 5 in double figures, with Mathews’ baskets in the final, able to mentally remain in the match while the Vu instead got lost in attack and left gaps in defense.

At the start, the Vu found Lundberg’s shots to loot and prevent a toned and tidy Asvel in attack from not gaining confidence after 8-11. At 3 ’26 ”from the first siren, Toko Shengelia returned to the field after two months of injury, ovated by the palaDozza. And afterwards, Scariolo also sent Weems and Teo on a mission for what was the first taste of the gear change. So with two goal-kicks from Milos, converted into a basket by Weems and Toko, the Vu took off.

A hurricane with the triple of the Serbian, the play of throw after tough defenses and a building that has entered accompanying the growing virtussino, with Pajola to dictate the energy to everyone to defend their home. Also touched a +19, 42-23, Segafredo reached 50 to close a sparkling first half, with 6/13 from the arc and a round 8/8 to the free, leaving the French at 36,

Led by a De Colo more master of the steering wheel, Asvel climbed to -8, 54-46 at 5 ‘from the end of the third quarter and the French playmaker put the triple of -5, 56-53 to reopen all the speeches, while Scariolo relied on Teo to overcome the crisis with Villeurbanne completely returned to the match.

So at 10 ‘from the last siren the final sprint began: overtaking Asvel at 8’43 on the counterattack the little Jackson, 64-65 and Vu who gritted his teeth, but wasted in attack. At 4’19, on a cue from Weems, Bako chased away the overtaking, 74-72 after 5 ‘of pure suffering. Then without finding any points and with a 0/2 by Lundberg from the line, the Vu saw De Colo sign the 74-77 from three at 2 ’22 ”. Mathews for 74-80, at 13 ”Teo from 8 meters makes 79-82. De Colo from the line: 79-84 and the curtain closes. For Eurolga I know he returns to the field on Wednesday in Milan for the cup derby against Armani.