Facundo Campazzo comments on his EuroLeague Crvena Zvezda debut / News - Basketnews.com

Facundo Campazzo told that he wasn't happy with his debut because the team lost. He thinks that there still is a chance to get to the playoffs but the team has to go at it one game at a time.

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Facundo Campazzo made his EuroLeague debut wearing the Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade jersey Thursday night but it wasn't enough to take a road win against FC Bayern Munich.

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After the game, the Argentinian guard was disappointed in the game's outcome but didn't want to lose the optimism.

"It was a tough loss. We have to improve as a team when we have an advantage. When we were up by 10 or 9, we couldn't find our offense and we stopped playing defense," Campazzo told Sasa Grujovic from Telegraf. "We have to try and be positive. We did some right things, we also did some bad things. We have to be positive right now and think about the next 'final' against Efes."

"I felt happy coming back to the EuroLeague. For me, honestly, it means nothing if we don't win," he shared. "This is a team sport and if we win, everyone's happy. We have to try to improve that."

It was the sixth loss in the last seven games for Crvena Zvezda, which puts the team in a tough situation fighting for EuroLeague playoffs. However, Campazzo thinks that the Serbian team has the capability of achieving the tough feat.

"We have a lot of work to do. We have to change our mentality, be positive, and believe we can win those games. We have a great team, we have to be together and create that team unit. We have to play every game like it's a final, it's the only way we can win," he said.

"We don't have to think about that. We have to go day-by-game, game-by-game. We are a great team. We want that, we wish for that, it's our first goal," the guard said about getting to the playoffs. "To get it, you have to improve as a team every day. It's the key. You have to live in the present and try to improve with every practice and be better after every game."

Campazzo scored 16 points and dished out 7 assists against Bayern but made just 4 shots out of 15, recording a total of 12 PIR. With 11 wins and 15 losses, Crvena Zvezda are currently 13th in the EuroLeague standings, 3 wins away from the 8th spot that would put the team in the playoffs.

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