Surprise in Bologna, since the club management just announced the dismissal of Sergio Scariolo!
The coach of Spain, among the most respected technicians of the Old Continent, thus pays for his recent declarations, in particular on Iffe Lundberg, excluded from the squad by the leaders…
“The coach’s statements made to the press on September 13, 2023, which follow those made during the end-of-season press conference on June 27, 2023, unfortunately undermine the serenity and enthusiasm of the “the environment surrounding Virtus and its group, which is preparing to face the first official commitments of the new sporting season, with the objective of obtaining important results, both at national and international level” explains the club in a press release.
It was in fact several times that Sergio Scariolo, hired in 2021 after three years (and a title) at the Raptors, suggested that the club’s investments had changed since his arrival.
Barely veiled criticism that businessman Massimo Zanetti, the president of the club and “king of coffee” (Segafredo, etc.), could not stand. Despite the title obtained in the EuroCup last season. The club also announces that Sergio Scariolo’s first assistant, Andrea Diana, has also been relieved of his duties.
It now remains to be seen where Sergio Scariolo will bounce back, at 62 years old. Will he take a sabbatical at the club to best prepare for La Roja’s qualifying campaign for the Paris Olympic Games, which will involve a TQO that is always tricky? Or can he return to the NBA, he who was in contact with the Raptors last June?