Petrucci replies to EL: We never contacted them, we don’t have official relations with EuroLeague

FIP president Gianni Petrucci promptly replied to EuroLeague Basketball press release.

The press release of Euroleague Basketball is at least curious and would make us smile if we were not dealing with such a serious international situation. A sports injustice was taking place against Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Euroleague found a solution just 48 hours after the start of the game, after the statements I made on Radio Rai1 yesterday morning and the attention placed on the matter by all the Media, from CONI and the Cabinet of the Ministry of Sport in contact with the Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with documentation in our possession.

There is only one truth in the words I have just read, namely that we have not contacted the Euroleague directly. The Italian Basketball Federation does not have official relations with Euroleague Basketball “.