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Virtus Bologna Sweeps Brescia to Claim 17th Italian Championship

The victory ends Virtus’s three-year finals drought under Dusko Ivanovic with heartfelt tributes to Achille Polonara

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Virtus campione d'Italia, Brescia ko: ecco il 17° scudetto, dedicato a Polonara

Overview

  • Virtus powered past Germani Brescia with a 96-74 win in game 3 at PalaLeonessa to complete a 3-0 finals sweep.
  • Tornike Shengelia led the charge with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in the clincher after posting series highs in each of the first two games.
  • Players wore special “Polonara 33” warm-up jerseys and fans held banners and chants to honor teammate Achille Polonara’s fight against myeloid leukemia.
  • Coach Dusko Ivanovic secured his first Italian league title and ninth national crown after taking over mid-season from Luca Banchi.
  • Germani Brescia struggled with a shortened rotation and the loss of injured center Maurice Ndour despite 24 points from Burnell and 17 from Bilan.