Looking for victory in Lugo

The white-and-reds visit Lugo with the aim of getting back to winning ways after falling to Fontajau with good feelings

| Friday, 03 February 2023

The ^19th Day of the Endesa ACB League will bring Basketball Girona to the Pazo Provincial dos Deportes,  where he will visit the Río Breogán. The Galician team won in Fontajau in the first round (66-73) and those from Aíto are looking to do the same as visitors.

Coached by the Croatian Veljko Mrsic, the Lugo side arrive at the match after a hard-fought victory in front of their fans against Covirán Granada. The Galicians will look to extend the streak of results and attack the Play-off zone, being currently ninth with an even balance of 9 wins and 9 losses. 

On the other hand, Basketball Girona will travel after ending the good streak of results. The people from Girona, despite the defeat against Barça, gave a good image, and the team continues with the same positive mentality with which it started 2023. The Catalans will be looking for their sixth win in eight games and improve their current record of 7 wins and 11 losses.

The match will be played on Sunday, February 5, at 12:30pm in Lugo. The match will be broadcast by dial 59 of Movistar +.

CALL:

Maxi Fjellerup, Eric Vila, Kameron Taylor, Pol Figueras, Roko Prkačin, Quino Colom, Dušan Miletić, Jeremiah Hill, Ondrej Hanzlík, Pato Garino and Jaume Sorolla.

STATEMENTS:

Aíto García Reneses: ‘The team has been working well for some time, getting better and better and we are continuing in this direction.’

‘Is  a very important game that will allow us to look up if we win, but if we lose we will still be close to relegation. For  follow  improving and moving to  Breogán  it’s important to win them over.’