Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Olympiacos tomorrow (Tuesday, 21:05), as part of the 19th round of the Euroleague. This will be the 23rd meeting between the two teams in the current millennium, with the balance standing at 11:11.
A day before the game, the team announced that Sandy Cohen, who had returned from the United States where he had visited his son, had been tested and tested positive for the corona virus. He has not trained in the team since he returned so the whole team is not required for isolation. The actor is feeling well, is in isolation in his home.
“In the second round, every game is more important than the previous one,” coach Yannis Sapropoulos said tonight (Monday) ahead of the game, “We will face a team that is very well built, with experienced, very athletic players. We have to face everyone and be able to keep everyone, because “They can cause us a lot of problems. It is very important to control the pace of the game, read their moves, and find the best way to attack.”
On the fitness of Othello Hunter, the coach added: “We are not sure about Othello if he plays, he only trained personally, maybe tomorrow we will know more. In any case, we only concentrate on how to play well against Olympiacos. When the game is over we will think about the next game. “That’s how we will be until the end. We will not look at the past, only the next game, I know there are two games this week, but only look at this week’s game.
On the appointment of Oded Katash to Panathinaikos, he added: “Oded is a very good coach, I said that even before he received the offer from Greece, Hapoel Jerusalem is a very good team, it is our rival. He definitely deserves the chance to coach in the Euroleague.”
Meanwhile, the participation of Othello Hunter who is recovering from an eye socket injury is still in doubt, and a final decision will be made in the hours before the game.