EuroLeague: Petrucci’s quotes have no basis, FIP didn’t play any role on suspension of Dacka-Virtus

EuroLeague Basketball made a statement about Darussafaka-Virtus Bologna game that has been suspended on Monday.

• The decision to suspend the game and reschedule it was made exclusively on the basis of the impossibility of Segafredo Virtus Bologna to enter Turkish territory due to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs which limits access to the country to anyone who has traveled to Italy during the Pprrevious 14 days.

• The Italian Government, the Ministry of Sport and the Italian Basketball Federation have never contacted Euroleague Basketball about the above mentioned game, therefore no indication from the aforementioned bodies has been received or taken into consideration in order to adopt this decision. The quotes by Gianni Petrucci, president of FIP, published in various media have no basis as FIP has not played any role in this situation.

• The only contact between the Italian institutions and Euroleague Basketball was through the Italian embassy in Spain, which asked Euroleague Basketball for information, and was kept informed of the evolution of the situation agreed with them. However, no suggestions were received from the Italian embassy.