End of the month: Zalgiris will also play without an audience Israel today

The Euroleague team, which enjoyed a presence of 5,000 spectators even during the Corona period, will be forced to play behind closed doors, following an explicit order from the Lithuanian government

• Thomas Wolkop.

  Will have to get used to the new arrangement

  Photography: 

  Euroleague website

The group with the largest number of crowds during the Corona period loses its great advantage.

The Lithuanian government decided tonight (Tuesday) to ban public entry to the plots starting October 30, reports journalist Donatas Urbanas.

Meaning:

Zalgiris Kaunas, which has a capacity of about 15,000 seats, has to date enjoyed a attendance of 5,000 spectators, in games against Anadolu Efes and Valencia (the most in the factory by a large margin in its two games so far), and now it will not be able to realize The home advantage.

One way or another, the Lithuanian team is still trying to get permission to hold the games in the presence of only 2,000 spectators.

It should be noted that the Lithuanian team is in second place in the Euroleague with a 1: 4 balance, and now it turns out that its next game against Real Madrid next week will already be behind closed doors.

Last week, a similar problem was encountered by Moscow Khimki after an order was given not to allow spectators to enter plots in the Moscow district.