Alberto Abalde was the Real Madrid player who was most critical of the refereeing after his team’s loss in the Euroleague final against Olympiacos. In the last minutes, a series of signals, especially a foul by Campazzo on Walkup, were highly questioned by the whites. “We’ve all seen the game, but I don’t want to talk about it because I don’t want to start next season with a suspension.”
The Madrid player valued the fact of having been “involved in the game at all times. In the end, the finals are small details and now in the heat of the moment, I will not be able to do an analysis of which action was most decisive. I am left with the character and camaraderie that we have shown.”
Abalde was “very hurt and sad, but very proud of my team. We have not given ourselves any kind of excuse and we have competed until the end. They have made important shots and have handled their tools well and they have beaten us. This is basketball, it is life. It hurts a lot.
He also congratulated Olympiacos, the first regular season leader to lift the Euroleague. “He has had a great season and not only this one, but he has been competing for many in a row and being in a position to win, so of course I congratulate him because he deserves it.”
