{"id":556598,"date":"2026-10-27T16:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=556598"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:53:00","slug":"virtus-bologna-zalgiris-kaunas-mumbru-we-know-it-will-be-a-tough-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/virtus-bologna-zalgiris-kaunas-mumbru-we-know-it-will-be-a-tough-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtus Bologna-Zalgiris Kaunas, Mumbr\u00fa: \u201cWe know it will be a tough game\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Virtus Bologna vs. Zalgiris Kaunas<\/strong><br>Wednesday, October 28 \u2013 8:30 PM CET<br>Venue: PalaDozza, Bologna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REFEREES:<\/strong> Carlos Peruga, Jakub Zamojski, Ioannis Tiganis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BROADCAST:<\/strong> Sky Sport, NOW and Nettuno Bologna Uno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tommaso Baldasso will miss the game due to the lingering effects of a right knee contusion. His condition will be reassessed daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HEAD COACH ALEX MUMBR\u00da\u2019S COMMENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know Zalgiris will come here looking to win. They are a high-level team, with Valanciunas being one of the most important players in the EuroLeague. The team has great faith in him, in his abilities and in his low-post game, so we will have to be ready to defend against him, but also against the rest of the team. We know it will certainly be a tough game. Historically, apart from one game last season, Virtus have always lost against Zalgiris. We will do our best to put in a high-level performance, counting also on the support of our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KEVIN KOKILA ON THE GAME AGAINST ZALGIRIS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are many things we will have to do well tomorrow night against Zalgiris, because we are facing a team with many strong and talented players, such as Carsen Edwards, Valanciunas and Tubelis, just to name a few. Our goal will be to take the court with discipline from start to finish, because we are a team that, as the game against Milano showed, can also come back from a negative run. Our objective tomorrow must therefore be to play in an organised way and execute what we have agreed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtus host Zalgiris at the PalaDozza on Wednesday at 8:30 PM CET. 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