Tornike Shengelia will play 3 games in four days for Virtus and Georgia

The 31-year-old Virtus striker Tornike Shengelia will assist the Georgian national team in their 2023 World Cup final qualifying matches. As the windows for FIBA ​​qualifiers do not coincide with the Euroleague calendar, the Georgian national team star will travel by private jet to play for both the club and the national team.

On Tuesday, Shengelia arrived in Amsterdam, where on Thursday evening the Georgian team will play against the Netherlands. Immediately after the match, Shengelia will travel to Bologna on Friday evening, where Virtus will host Baskonia in the Euroleague. And after this match, Tornike Shengelia will fly to Tbilisi on Sunday, where the Georgian team will play the most important match against Iceland.

It should be noted that Georgia and Iceland were rivals of the Ukrainian national team in the fight for the third ticket from group L to the World Championship. Ainars Bagatskis’ team is behind both teams in the number of wins, but in personal meetings it is an advantage. Therefore, the Ukrainians should win against Italy and the Netherlands and expect Iceland and Georgia to lose at least one match each.