19.12.2008
United VTB League Promocup will start tomorrow in USH CSKA. In the first game the “army team” from Moscow will play against the “army team” from Riga...
Army against army
United VTB League Promocup will start tomorrow in USH CSKA. In the first game the “army team” from Moscow will play against the “army team” from Riga.

Russian champions began their preparation without their captain Matjaz Smodis who continues to rehabilitate from ankle injury. Ramunas Siskauskas practiced with his teammates. CSKA was also missing Maxim Zakharov (illness) and Artem Zabelin (knee).

Ettore Messina:

“Smodis will definitely not play during this tournament and that is bad because the next official game for him will be only after the New Year. As for Siskauskas he will be in our roster. I cannot guarantee that he will play – we should estimate the situation for the team and for Ramunas. We know that this tournament is very important. CSKA and other teams will play three games in three days so this will be the chance to play for everyone. We have all the respect to our first opponent ASK Riga. They added Kambala and Stelmahers to their roster recently so they became more dangerous”.

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