Pre-game breakdown
The teams met last Friday in the Gomelsky Cup final. The Army Men led from the first minutes and got the convincing win – 91-51. Darrun Hilliard led all scorers with 14 points, Nikola Milutinov grabbed 11 rebounds in just 14 minutes.
The team had no days off after the return from Kazakhstan with two practices and obligatory PCR-test.
Tornike Shengelia will miss the game with bruised knee. The coaches will decide on the roster before the game.
Word to the coach
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
As I said after the Gomelsky Cup, Parma has quality and they are a potential playoff team for me. They have shooters, they have creators, so we have to be cautious and motivated, we have to defend them well, we need to pay our full attention. We should not look back at our previous game because Parma was exhausted after being two weeks away from home, we gotta play serious.
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 8-0
Games of 2019-20 season:
30-Sep-2019. CSKA – Parma: 89-74 (+15)
08-Dec-2019. Parma – CSKA: 70-89 (+19)
Short dossier
Founded: 2012
Colors: blue, white
Home court: UPS Molot (7,000)
CEO: Alexander Bashminov
Head coach: Kazis Maksvitis
Website: parmabasket.ru
Trophy case: 2-time Russian Cup winner (2016, 19), SuperLeague 1 bronze winner (2016)
