The new Virtus Bologna is set to face a particularly demanding start to the season, with a schedule featuring the Italian Super Cup, EuroLeague and domestic league action within just a few days. After facing Milan on September 19, the team will take on Fenerbahce in Istanbul on September 25, Varese on September 27 and Milan again on September 29, before returning to Bologna for the October 1 clash against Olympiacos.
Il Resto del Carlino, on newsstands this morning, highlighted how this grueling stretch comes at a delicate time, with a heavily revamped roster and a new head coach, Alex Mumbrù, tasked with building new roles, chemistry and a new identity.
The numerous road trips, the Bologna newspaper noted, could also become an opportunity. Spending so much time together away from the court and facing the first challenges as a group could accelerate the process of getting to know one another and help build team chemistry.
It will be crucial not to judge this early period solely through the results. Every game can represent an opportunity to add another small piece to the team’s development. The goal, the Bologna newspaper wrote, will therefore be to return to Bologna after Fenerbahce, Varese and Milan with a few more certainties and the first signs of the new identity Mumbrù wants to give Virtus.
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