Today is scheduled for the hot Partizan Belgrade-Real Madrid, the third match of the Euroleague quarter-final, after match 2 was marked by a pitched battle between players of both teams, leading the referees to even end the meeting when 1:40 minutes had passed. left to play and the score was 95-80 in favor of Partizan.
According to the portal Basket news, Real Madrid asked for additional security measures for their trip to Belgrade, which were accepted by the Serbian authorities. For example, the meringues asked for a bus to collect the entourage from the plane so that it would not pass through the arrivals hall. On the other hand, they asked for police reinforcements during the rides in Belgrade, with a police escort, as well as 24-hour security next to the hotel and during the match, next to the substitution bench.
It should be remembered that Guerschon Yabusele, a Real Madrid athlete, was the protagonist of the apparently more serious aggression and was punished with a five-match suspension in European competitions, after he applied a “judo coup” to Dante Exum that injured him .
“I deeply regret my behavior. Basketball should be a sport of companionship. My sincere apologies to Partizan, a club I have always had a good relationship with, to Dante Exum, his family, his teammates, team and fans,” wrote on Instagram.
we still whites, Gabriel Deck was punished with a one match suspension, while on the Serbian side two athletes were suspended: Kevin Punter (two matches) and Matias Lesort, for one match. Don’t forget that Partizan Belgrade cannot count on the injured Dante Exum in addition to these two absences.
However, players from both teams have been smoking the “peace pipe” on social media in recent days, promising very different behavior in the fourth game.
Let’s see how the Partizan Belgrade crowd will welcome Real Madrid, but most of the 20,000 people who will fill the venue will certainly be anything but friendly, not least because they tend to be unfriendly supporters to their opponents, who usually create a warm environment in the challenges of European competitions held as hosts.
It should be noted that when the Partizan Belgrade delegation landed in the Serbian capital at 6 a.m. last Friday, a few hours after the “Shame Play” in Madrid, they were received in an atmosphere of euphoria by several dozen supporters at the airport, way to show support for the team. However, the operational director of Stark Arena, Goran Grbovic (interestingly, a former basketball player for Partizan Belgrade) has already abandoned the guarantee: “In case there are incidents involving supporters, if an object falls into the fence or, worse Moreover, if it hits anyone, the pavilion will be immediately cleared and the fourth game will be played behind closed doors.
On the field, Partizan leads Belgrade 2-0 and if they win today they are guaranteed entry to the final four of the Euroleague.
Source: DN
