Río Breogán-Real Madrid: aiming for another perfect week
After beating Milan and Monaco in the Euroleague, the league leaders will try to secure their third victory in five days (7:00 pm CET).
Real Madrid travel to Río Breogán's court on Endesa League matchday 17, the final fixture of the first round. It will be the third game in just five days for our team, who will be looking for their third win of the week after two EuroLeague victories against Milan and Monaco and their 14th in the domestic competition in the last 15 games.
Seven consecutive away wins make Scariolo's team the strongest away team in the competition. The League leaders travel to Lugo with their short-term goal of heading the Copa del Rey seedings already achieved. Their brilliant victory against Valencia Basket confirmed their top spot, with a two-win advantage over the second-placed team. They will face a Río Breogán team that is having a good campaign and is close to securing a ticket to Valencia. They have won two of their last three games and are stronger at their home court. They are coming off a victory at MoraBanc Andorra, scoring 104 points.
Madrid will have to pay attention on defence against an opponent that scores the same number of points as them (91 on average) and stands out for its strength in offensive rebounding and its good three-point shooting, with forwards Francis Alonso (last week's MVP) and Cook, and centres Brankovic and Andric. On the other hand, they concede an average of 93.3 points (the highest in the league). Last season, the result was a 69-79 win.
Schedule until the Copa del Rey
Scariolo's team, who will find out their quarter-final opponent in the cup tournament on Monday, will face eight games in the next 23 days, starting with today's match. In the League, they will also play against Casademont Zaragoza, Coviran Granada and Unicaja. And in the EuroLeague, they will have four away games: Paris Basketball, Panathinaikos, Dubai Basketball and Partizan.