Olimpia is playing Anadolu Efes Istanbul on Friday at 8.45 p.m. in the sixth day of the Euroleague regular season. Angelo Gigli is back on the court but he’ll stay out again, like Kristjan Kangur. Both teams are 3-2, in the first game betewen those two teams Efes won by 20.

This is what Luca Banchi said: “We play against a powerhouse of our group. We’ll need to play really well just to compete. In the Istanbul game they got us in trouble because of their size keeping our perimeter players from getting close to the basket and preventing our drive and kick game. We’ll have to play as close to perfection as possible in order to get a win crucial to advance and make our fans happy”.

Nicolò Melli, who’s right now among the best five in rebounds and shot-blocked: “It’s going to be an interesting game, we need to play well to show the consistency we had only in spurts so far. In a tough group it’s crucial to win at home and this is what we plan to do against a great Efes team.