Due to the fear of the corona, the chairman of Maccabi Tel Aviv decided in a rare move not to join the trip ahead of tomorrow's game against CSKA • Sapropoulos: "We are constantly thinking about how to stay healthy. It is very difficult to predict the results this season."
Shimon Mizrahi.
Will watch the game on TV
Photography:
Alan Shiver
A rare event at Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Israeli champion flew to Moscow today ahead of tomorrow's game against CSKA in the second round of the Euroleague (Thursday, 20:00).
Club chairman Shimon Mizrahi has decided not to join the trip to Moscow due to the danger from the corona virus and it will be one of the few games that the veteran chairman has missed in recent decades.
The injured Yuval Sussman, John Dibertolomeo and Omri Caspi will not yet be available for the professional team, and the team hopes that in the coming weeks the three will begin to gradually return to activity.
Coach Yannis Sapropoulos said: "This is our first away game in the Euroleague since March and we are very excited. It is not an easy ride, and we are happy to travel and play, and on the other hand we think of all the risks. I want to thank our owners who organize our trips in a safe way. So we can keep playing. "
"We are constantly thinking about how to stay healthy. We know they will do everything to stay healthy as we do everything to keep the rivals who come to Tel Aviv healthy. This issue will be part of every game and every year, but in the end we have to play and win. Because of all "I think it's very difficult to predict what the results of this season will be."