Real Madrid basketball is sweet. Those of Sergio Scariolo chain eight consecutive victories. Furthermore, this Monday they received great news in Endesa League key. The domestic competition in Spain has a rule that limits teams to calling up, at most, two foreign players, who occupy a non-EU position. To date, Real Madrid had three men with this condition: Trey Lyles, Gabriel Deck y Chuma Okeke.
Well, this is no longer a handicap for Scariolo. According to 'AS', Chuma Okeke has received Nigerian nationality, the same as his fatherand that implies that he stops counting as a non-EU player in ACB. This, translated into basketball language, It is a relief for Real Madridboth in the short term because Scariolo will now be able to handle discards without any type of restrictionas well as long, thinking about possible signings that the white club can undertake.
Chuma Okeke has obtained a Nigerian passport / RMA
In addition to Okeke, Deck also has an open process to obtain a passport, in his case, the Spanish one.. When all the procedures are completed, the Argentine should obtain Spanish nationality and I would also become a community player.
These advantages They only apply to the ACBsince in the Euroleague there are no restrictions at the passport level.
Olimpia Milan, next test for the whites
Behind him comfortable victory achieved last Sunday at home against Bàsquet Girona (112-76), Real Madrid visits the Olimpia de Milan field this Tuesday (8:30 p.m.)where they will experience a tough battle against the Lombard team. Both teams are separated by one win in the standings. The Italians have had a change of coach for weeks now, after the resignation of Ettore Messina. Now it is Giuseppe Poeta who leads the team. Despite not being in Play-In positions, Milan is a team capable of beating anyoneand more in his fiefdom, as he already demonstrated in the last day against Panathinaikos (96-89).
For its part, Real Madrid wants to extend its winning streakand for this, Scariolo pointed out the importance of being patient: “We must be patient in attack, try to run and know that it is possible that we will have to reach the last moments within the possession and know how to attack the last seconds with criteria,” explained the coach.
