Ettore Messina shares concerns about Melli's injury: 'It doesn't look good' / News - Basketnews.com

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It was a bad night for AX Armani Exchange Milan. They suffered a heavy loss at home against Anadolu Efes Istanbul, and they might also lose Nicolo Melli, who picked up a calf injury at the end of the game.

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Head coach Ettore Messina, after the game, looked concerned about the condition of his star player.

"It was a very complicated night for us, and on top of that, Nicolò Melli suffered an injury. We'll do more tests tomorrow, but it doesn't look good, to be honest. It's a calf injury," Messina explained.

The Italian head coach congratulated Efes' performance and acknowledged that his team didn't play up to its standards.

"Congratulations to Efes, they played with a great personality for the entire game, and their defense was on a great level tonight. We need to create more advantages offensively, doing the little things better," Messina added.

"Defensively, our mistakes were more evident because offensively, we were terrible, but Efes didn't score a lot, but we never scored on their end. But this is not the time to blame specific players, we have to accept that some of our players can have poor performances and support them, not try to bury them down," the Italian coach concluded.

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