Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahçe Beko take the stage in the EuroLeague
Fenerbahçe Beko and Anadolu Efes will take to the court in the opening week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Anadolu Efes will play away against Virtus Bologna, while Fenerbahçe Beko will face off against Olympiacos.
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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague opening week excitement continues at full speed with three matches to be played today. Our representative Anadolu Efes opens its season in the league with a tough away game against Virtus Bologna.
Hosted by Virtus Bologna, this match will begin tonight at 22:00. The referee trio for the match, which will be broadcast live on S Sport, will be Sreten Radovic, Gytis Vilius, and Alberto Baena.
LARKIN IS OUT
Shane Larkin, who has been dealing with an injury for some time, is not expected to be in the match squad for our representative Anadolu Efes. In Virtus Bologna, there are no missing players other than Devontae Cacok, who has been injured for a long time.
The navy-white team strengthened its squad with four new players this summer. Vincent Poirier, Jordan Nwora, Stanley Johnson, and Rolands Smits were the players who joined the team this summer.
Our other representative in the EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe Beko, will face off against the Greek team Olympiacos in Ataşehir in the opening week. Having achieved the success of reaching the Final Four last season, Fenerbahçe wants to make a good start to the EuroLeague.
The match, which will be played at Fenerbahçe's home, the Ülker Sports and Event Hall, will begin tonight at 20:30. The referee trio for the match, which will be broadcast live on S Sport, will be Ilija Belosevic (Serbia), Uros Nikolic (Serbia), and Jordi Aliaga (Spain).
Tarık Biberovic, who continues to deal with an injury, will not be in the match squad for Fenerbahçe. On the Olympiacos side, Keenan Evans, Moustapha Fall, and Nikola Milutinov, who are still injured, will not be able to play against our representative. Naz Mitrou-Long will not be in the match squad due to a technical staff decision.
FENERBAHÇE'S NEW TRANSFERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY
Our representative Fenerbahçe Beko added six new players to its squad this summer. Wade Baldwin, Bonzie Colson, Devon Hall, Nicolo Melli, Khem Birch, and Boban Marjanovic were the players who joined the team this summer.
Arturs Zagars, who spent last season on loan at BC Wolves, was also added to the squad this summer.
Fenerbahçe Beko played its first match of the new season last weekend in the Presidential Cup. Facing Anadolu Efes at the Basketball Development Center, Fenerbahçe was defeated by its opponent with a score of 82-83.