Olympia Milano concludes the finals by defeating Virtus Bologna 3-1: It is the third championship in a row and the 31st in history.

UNIPOOL FORUM, SAGO (MI) – The last white trio dates back to 1984-1987. Thirty-seven years ago, in all the splendor of the Peterson era and the Olympia Grand Slam. Today, Milan’s Giorgio Armani and coach Ettore Messina repeat this feat by setting Third championship in a row With the The third final was won against Virtus Bologna. And Thirty-first in historyWhich actually opens the way to the fourth star after the third addition to the box last June. But also The sixth championship of the Armani era, The series started in 2014 with Luca Banci on the bench, and today a great opponent has been defeated. Sixth championship in 11 years In fact, 10 if we cancel the 2019-20 season, which did not end due to the state of emergency. And the The fourteenth title Since King Giorgio has turned the team into a pure extension of his brand (also 4 Italian Cups and 4 Super Cups).

Victory in Game 4 has a specific name and title. Nikola Mirotic. After resurfacing in the first forum after two dull matches, Montenegro saves its best for the decider. shoot 30 points (Season High) As a pure, very pure Dominator. It shows that he has found his perfect place within a team that was initially created to not be for him. But it arrived, almost like a sentence, under the guise of an enormous third wheel.

Mirotic plays every move With unique wisdom and basketball IQ For our heroism. He is adept at finding and exploiting every little advantage he has to offer Lined up It was reconsidered by Coach Banshee, who furiously shuffled the cards on the table in a desperate search for a functional structure to reverse the stagnation in the series, but to no avail. He punishes every weakness, slips into every little crack. It does this by repeatedly going through the line, corrupting only the percentages at the end (16/18).

While Montenegro lights up the forum with its offensive display, Olympia’s defense does the rest. Skidding for just a few minutes in the second half of the first quarter. When a sudden outburst occurs Isaiah Cordinier It eliminates the +8 (15-7), through which Milan seemed able to immediately impose control over the match after the third match, and turns it into a guest +1 in the first half (22-23). But it was the only outburst of the evening as Virtus played by repeatedly banging their heads against the wall. Bologna records Only 27 points in the central two quadrantswhere Olimpia instead converts a +10 With a long interval (36-46) inches +20 From 24′(56-36) which, in fact, brings the curtain down too early.

Betrayed again by Toko Shengelia is very nervous (4 points, 1/8 shooting), swallowed by the jaws of a predator Niccolò Melicorrect Marco Belinelli is imperceptible (0/3 in 13 minutes), Bologna melts like snow in the sun. Loss of identity, group, play and glue within a few minutes between the two central periods. A shock that risks taking a very long appearance Garbage time It arrives only in the early stages of the fourth period. When Virtus releases her, now in dire straits, Pressure defense in all courts It absorbs the last energies from the bottom of the tank. Milan, who lost leadership and bite, He attacks her with distraction and fatigue. He loses 9 balls, many of them trivial, in the fourth game alone. He shivers for a few moments when a Polonara hat-trick brings Bologna to life on the scoreboard -9 (78-69) AL 2’30” From a mermaid. But, even with some bigger-than-expected odds, it puts the score on ice from the foul line. While Polonara sends himself and Cordinier desperate shots to the rim.

The forum audience celebrates the victory He placed Mirotic and Millie on the altarCaptain of the third tournament in a row. But after she woke up from the celebrations, A decisive summer will open. Perhaps most importantly, let alone that DecisiveFrom the era of Mycenae. A summer in which POBO himself, having completed an unsuccessful season in Europe with the national title, will have to clarify his position on the corporate stage. The team structure can be revised significantly, starting with the big names. Mirotic He has two more years on his contract, but at a great price. Shields He has another year to go, but many European battleships are looking for him (Barcelona first and foremost). Milli He is expiring, has yet to sign the three-year extension proposal that has been on the table for some time, and still has a huge market in the EuroLeague. Similar discussion to Napier H Hall, which would have received strong interest from Fenerbahce. while Kyle Hayneswho left the forum among the last players to a standing ovation, could have seriously reached the last match of his career.

• Milan: Millie 12, Shields 10, Mirotic 30, Tunot 7, Napier 3; Flacadori 9, Hall 8, Heinz 2, Voigtmann 4. Ney: Ricci, Caruso, Bortolani. All: Messina.
• Bologna: Lundberg 12, Shengelia 4, Abbas 9, Hackett 5, Mickey; Polonara 12, Cordinaire 21, Belinelli, Pagula 2, Mascolo, Zizic, Dunston 8. Coaches: Banci.