Olimpia Milano Hosts Barcelona in the EuroLeague

Olimpia Milano faces Barcelona at the Unipol Forum in Assago in the seventh week of the EuroLeague. The game will start at 20:30. Pukl, Javor and Zamojski will officiate the game.

Milano has 1 win and 5 losses in the league. Barcelona, after some early ups and downs, sits at a balanced 3-3. The home side, after their win in Naples, wants to give that result some continuity.

Head coach Peppe Poeta is expected to have all of his players available. Ousmane Diop is expected to return to the 12-man roster and to get limited minutes. It is noted that Garrison Mathews has been raising his form, and that RJ Cole could gain an advantage against Barcelona's tall playmakers.

For Barcelona, Dario Brizuela and Mkoundou will not play, while Minaya returns to the team. The visitors have a deep roster with Kevin Punter, Justin Robinson, Umoja Gibson and Josh Nebo, who has recovered from injury.

Poeta said one of the keys to the game is physical strength. Milano is expected to perform better, especially in the rebounding battle and in producing second-chance points. The team, which played well for long stretches against Real Madrid and Dubai, is now looking for consistency across the full 40 minutes.