Milan Fires Coach Poeta After Dismal EuroLeague Start
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Olimpia Milano has fired head coach Peppe Poeta after a disastrous 1-9 start in the EuroLeague. His departure comes after a year in the role, with the team's recent loss to Valencia being his last game. Despite poor European performance, the team is fourth in the Italian league. Milano has already lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv and will face Hapoel Tel Aviv next.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Olimpia Milano fired coach Peppe Poeta after a 1-9 EuroLeague start.
- The team's loss to Valencia was Poeta's eighth consecutive EuroLeague defeat.
- Milano is the second EuroLeague team to dismiss its coach this season.
- Poeta coached the team for exactly one year, appointed in November 2023.
- The team ranks fourth in the Italian league with a 4-2 record.
- Milano previously lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv and will play Hapoel Tel Aviv on December 3rd.
Italian basketball club Olimpia Milano has fired head coach Peppe Poeta following a disastrous start to their EuroLeague season. The team has secured only one victory in the first 10 rounds of the competition. Poeta's final game was a loss to Valencia, marking their eighth consecutive defeat in the EuroLeague and their ninth overall this season. Milano is the second team in the league to part ways with its coach this season, following Baskonia. In the Italian league, however, Milano is performing better, currently ranking fourth with a 4-2 record. Poeta departs Milan after exactly one year, having been appointed in November 2023. The team has already faced Maccabi Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague, losing to them, and is scheduled to play Hapoel Tel Aviv in Sofia on December 3rd.
Mentioned
