In Belgrade with Mega for the fourth consecutive victory in the regional league

Cedevita Olimpija will play the last match before the break, which is brought by the qualifications for the 2023 World Cup, on Sunday at 12.00 in Belgrade. In Belgrade’s Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, head coach Jurica Golemac’s squad will face Mego Mozzart.

The players of Cedevita Olimpija are facing a new and demanding test. After a Wednesday’s match in Podgorica and a defeat against Buducnost VOLI in the fifth round of the 7DAYS EuroCup, the Ljubljana players will face Mega Mozzart in the ninth round of the regional league in Belgrade’s Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall on Sunday at 12.00 and try to record their fourth consecutive victory in this competition.

It will be possible to watch the live broadcast of the match on TV Slovenia 2 and Arena Sport 1.

Cedevita Olimpija enters the clash with Belgrade on the wings of a series of three consecutive victories in the regional competition, but unfortunately the Dragons lost three times in a row in the European Cup. Sunday thus brings a very good opportunity for the team of head coach Jurica Golemac to go to the competition break brought by the national team campaigns with a celebration against the young and talented team Mega Mozzart.

The road to success in Belgrade will not be easy. After eight matches played in the new season, Mega has three victories on its account, and one of them was recorded by the Belgrade players against Podgorica’s Budućnost (87:81). In the last round, the team led by Vladimir Jovanović had to concede the victory to Igokea (63:79), but because Mega plays only in the regional league at the beginning of the season, the team of Belgrade will have more time to prepare for Sunday’s match than Dragons from Ljubljana who travelled to the Serbian capital directly from Podgorica.

The most efficient player of Mega in the regional competition in the 2021/22 season is Boriša Simanić, who averages 15.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

STATEMENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME:

Jurica Golemac, head coach of Cedevita Olimpija:
“We have a difficult match ahead of us. Bigger favorites than have fallen against Mega in Belgrade. After a very bad match in Podgorica, we have to show character, physicality and step with young hopefuls and talented players, and there are many of them in Mega. Surely at least a few players from this team will also go to the NBA. We need to fix our game and show a lot more than we showed in the last game.”

Edo Murić, player of Cedevita Olimpija:
“Mega has shown a great game this season. Our competitors play with a lot of energy and fighting spirit. They have shown that they can play against very good teams, even the best in the regional league. Nobody has an easy job in Belgrade, Buducnost has fallen here, among other things. We know that a very difficult match awaits us. For us, this duel is very important, so we will have to be prepared for our rivals. We will have to give more of ourselves, both in defense and attack, and fight for every ball and respond to their energy with a greater amount of energy. Fighting and discipline in the game will decide. A difficult match awaits us, we hope for the best, but we want to show that the match in Podgorica was just a coincidence, and that we are among the best teams in the league.”

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