Valencia receives the suspended Red Star
MADRID, 5 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Valencia Basket receives Red Star Belgrade this Friday at La Fonteta (8:30 p.m.), in a match on day 17 of the Euroleague Regular Phase, with the intention of closing the first round with a victory that equals the sanctioned Serbian team , whose reinforcements could not play, for now, until March.
There will be a lot at stake at La Fonteta. Valencia Basket is in a good moment, dominating the balance against Red Star at home after the last victory and, furthermore, they have the opportunity to toast the new year in front of their fans with a victory of prestige and merit that makes them close the first round with 8 wins and closer to the ‘play-off’ zone.
Of course, the bulky result of 91-71 last year in the Euroleague does not leave behind the fact that it was Valencia Basket’s first victory against Red Star in the highest continental competition. Previously, in the Euroleague, the record was six straight wins for the Serbs.
So that motivation to continue equalizing the balance will also be on the La Fonteta parquet floor. With Red Star one victory away in the table, it will be key for a Valencia Basket that has just lost in Milan (90-79) to recover in time. Before some sanctioned Serbs who have signed ‘Facu’ Campazzo but who cannot register him, for the moment.
“We play against one of the teams, perhaps along with Baskonia, of the most fit in Europe. They have Vildoza out, and Campazzo hasn’t played in the Euroleague yet, but they have Nedovic, Markovic or Lazic who can play in that position. I’m sure it will be a tough and physical match”, valued, in the preview, the local coach, Álex Mumbrú.
The ‘taronja’ team maintains the absence of the long-term injured Millán Jiménez, Sam Van Rossom and Martin Hermannsson and the almost certain loss of Víctor Claver, due to the blow he received in the ribs in Tuesday’s game.
And it is that Mumbrú’s men come from beating Carplus Fuenlabrada, in the Endesa League, three days ago. A game that ended with a 92-86 thanks, in part, to Jared Harper’s 18 points and Jasiel Rivero’s 14 points. Captain Bojan Dubljevic also stood out, with double figures (13 points and 12 rebounds).
DATASHEET.
–TEAMS.
VALENCIA BASKET: Harper, Radebaugh, Webb III, Dubljevic and Pradilla –possible starting five–; Puerto, Prepelic, López-Arostegui, Ferrando, Alexander and Rivero.
RED STAR: Markovic, Nedovic, Lazarevic, Mitrovic and Petrusev –possible starting five–; Holland, Lazic, Dobric, Ilic, Kuzmic and Bentil.
–ARBITROS: Vilius, Pastusiak and Konstantinovs.
–PAVILION: Fuente de San Luis Pavilion.