Tonight’s Partizan-Olimpia Milano is also Ettore Messina versus Zeljko Obradovc, the bench rivalry that has most marked the modern era of European basketball.
Ettore Messina guest on Gianluca Gazzoli’s Passa dal BSMT: ‘I stole so many things from Zelimir Obradovic, who is the best of them all. He’s always been very creative. We consider ourselves friends. Rivals? A bizarre rivalry. In recent years my teams have often won the regular… pic.twitter.com/yCjOqKGSaI
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The Serbian coach has won nine EuroLeagues with five different clubs (Partizan, Badalona, Real, Panathinaikos, Fenerbahce), Ettore Messina has four with Virtus Bologna and Cska. The balance between the two is 15-13 in favour of the Serbian, the Italian has won the last two challenges.
The first challenge dates back 31 years when Obradovic was debuting on the bench of Partizan itself.
In recent days, as a guest on Passa dal BSMT, Ettore Messina had some important words for his rival: “I stole many things from Zelimir Obradovic, who is the best of them all. He has always been very creative. We consider ourselves friends. Rivals? A bizarre rivalry. Over the years my teams have often won the regular season games, but his have won all the finals’.
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