CSKA — Parma, 15 October 2023

Motivation on the screen

“Parma is a very dangerous team that plays physical basketball, says Emil Rajkovic. – Maybe they don’t have big rotation but those guys who are on the floor are always playing tough. This is a style of coach Evgeny Pashutin. And they showed it in the first games of the season, especially against Loko. So we must match this physicality and play our game to get the win.”

One could say that the red-blues were preparing for the meeting as usual - first they worked in Krylatskoye, and on Saturday they moved to Megasport. But a trip to Khudozhestvenny cinema, where the premiere of the documentary called “CSKA. Forever in the heart" took place on Friday evening. Everyone liked the film, or at least there were a lot of discussions. And coach Rajkovic, among other things, called him useful for the current team. If someone did not fully understand what the four letters on his chest mean, now it will be much easier to explain.

A matter of principle

Unfortunately, a bad knee will not allow the most famous product of Perm basketball, Ivan Ukhov, to take part in the game. The CSKA guard continues to recover and work on an individual program.

Our club added motivation in the upcoming confrontation by making the game an “anniversary” one by adding ceremonial events in honor of the centenary. The team will again take to the floor wearing a special uniform, which was already tried out in the playoffs last season. Before the game, Sergei Tarakanov and Andrei Kirilenko will be honored, after the game they will sign autographs in the Megasport hall.

Past matchups

Win/Loss Ratio: 13-1

VTB League games of the 2022-23 season:

05-Nov- 2021. Parma – CSKA: 74-83 (+9)
28-Dec-2022. CSKA – Parma: 109-71 (+38)

Brief dossier

Parma Perm, Russia

Founded: 2012
Colors: blue, white
Home court: UPS Molot (7,000)
CEO: Alexander Bashminov
Head coach: Evgeny Pashutin
Website: parmabasket.ru
Trophy case: 2-time Russian Cup winner (2016, 19), SuperLeague 1 bronze winner (2016)