After a dominating first half during which Olimpia led by as many as 20 points and kept a 19-point margin going into the locker room, the game became much more complicate but in the end it was a 74-70 deserved win over Barcelona. It is the third time during the EuroLeague history that Olimpia sweep Read More »
Barcelona is coming to Milan, second in the standings by making the most out of its home court. Currently, Barcelona is 11-1 at home and has built its position around this record. But Olimpia has been the only team to win at the Palau Blaugrana and on Friday at the Forum in Assago it will Read More »
On Friday 26 January during the half-time of the game between Olimpia Milano and FC Barcelona, Olimpia will celebrate Keith Langford and his fresh induction in the club’s Hall of Fame. Keith Langford, one of the greatest scorers in the history of European basketball, a two-time EuroLeague leading scorer, won the 2014 Italian league championship Read More »
Nicolò Melli set the tone early, he was in attacking mode since the jump ball. Olimpia followed his lead and won convincingly 85-65 in Pesaro. The game as close only between the first and second quarter, but late in the second Olimpia built a significant lead that only grew in the second half. The fourth Read More »
From Valencia, Olimpia immediately moved to Pesaro for its Italian league game. It is a very classic game between teams whose destinies intertwines since the 1950s when the best player to ever come out of Pesaro, the great Sandro Riminucci, transferred to Milan to write fantastic pages of Olimpia's history. Eventually, the teams had a Read More »
One more time over this EuroLeague season, Olimpia did enough to win the game but didn't finish the job and in Valencia succumbed 84-72. Led by an astronomical game by Devon Hall (17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, a terrific defensive effort), Olimpia took control of a close game late in the first Read More »
The schedule burned through four EuroLeague rounds in two weeks. Olimpia (2-2 in the new year) finally flies to Valencia with a minimum break after its last game, the Italian league win over Tortona. In general, it has won four of the last five games played, despite a roster decimated by absences. At the Valencia Read More »
In the end, Olimpia prevailed 83-82 over Tortona. It was a well-deserved win because Milan led most of the game. After falling down by six early in the end, a big run gave Olimpia the lead that was protected througout the rest of the game even by small margins and with Tortona always able to Read More »
Olimpia will play its sixth game of 2024 coming off the loss suffered against Red Star in which for the first time, since playing with a roster decimated by absences, the team was unable to be fully competitive. The fact remains that over the last 13 games played, counting since the home game against Virtus Read More »
The energy level was very low playing the fifth game over 10 nights with a depleted roster. So, Red Star took advantage of it and won convincingly 78-62 after its best defensive game of the season, according to its coach, Ioannis Sfairopoulos. Olimpia fought to the end and had a 6-for-22 night, had just 14 Read More »
