Less than a month ago, Panathinaikos opted for another historical season for the entity. The Greeks defended the title of the previous year in Euroleague, being one of the main favorites to revalidate it, and also did the same in the Greek League, where they would face the playoff final against their eternal rival worldwide: Olympiacos.
Those of Ataman faced in Europe some semifinals of great level against Fenerbahçea team that had been just above in the classification. Even so, the favorites were the Greeks, after lifting the title of Euroleague in the last edition with A template very similar to the current one.
Panathinaikos accused a bad start throughout the game, and although he approached on the scoreboard, he failed to overcome his rival. As if that were not enough, In the third and fourth placealways inconsequential for the clubs that dispute it, They fell to their enemies of El Pireo.
Kendrick Nunn, with Panathinaikos at the end of the season / EFE
Who would have said that defeat would be a reflection of what would happen in the final of the Greek League. Although the most surreal would happen outside the slopes. Dimitris Giannakopulos, president of Panathinaikos, signed an out of place episode on the Olympiac court that was close to provoking the suspension of the finals.
Giannakopoulosin the first game of his team away from home, he responded to the insults of the local fans with combs and rude gestures, What led to his expulsion from the enclosure and a complaint of Olympiacos. Before such demand, the Greek president decided to flee from the area and was persecuted for more than a day by local authorities.
Dimitris Giannakopoulos, president of Panathinaikos, was the protagonist in the second game of the Greek finals / AP
In addition, one of Olympiacos responsible assured that Giannakopulos said: “Warn and tell Giorgios Angelopoulos that I will violate his daughter in front of him“The case arrived at the Greek government, which decided to suspend the third party and meet with the parties involved. Finally, the owner of Panathinaikos has been sanctioned and It may not be present for 10 months in games of the Hellenic League.
A historical result … for worse
The tie could end and Olympiacos was crowned as Greece champion, a very hard defeat for Ataman, who had ended as first classified and had in favor the court factor. A historical collapse, and is that Only once in their history they had lost a championship after being at the top of the regular classification.
The Greeks, who had established themselves as the most fearsome template in Europe when it ended 2024, They have gone from being at the top to fall in a loud way in just two weeks. Restructuring in summer is inevitable and several positions tremble when they were untouchable before.
