The Cup of A.Belov and V.Kondrashin starts tomorrow in St.Petersburg. Our team arrived to the city today in the evening and accommodated in the Nevskij Palace Hotel.
Artem Zabelin who is recovering from the knee surgery and Alexey Savrasenko which will arrive to St.Petersburg only tomorrow are still missing in CSKA roster.
In semifanals CSKA will meet Spartak St.Petersburg at 19.00, and Khimki will play against Cibona Zagreb.
Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:
- It’s a big honor for us to play in the tournament dedicated to the memory of two great people, Alexander Belov and Vladimir Kondrashin, and it’s a big honor to play against two great teams. For me it is very interesting to play against Spartak, against several players who were with us last season. I am sure that Zhenya Pashutin will make a great job here and create a good team.
As for CSKA we are still fighting the problems with physical conditions and team chemistry. Smodis, Khryapa and Savrasenko are still far from being totally ready and Alexey will join our team just before the game. I plan to use Smodis and Siskauskas in the game against Spartak but I cannot guarantee their participation during the second day of the tournament.
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