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The NBA Europe Live Tour, is coming to Rome, Italy! On Friday 6th October the Roman team Virtus (Latin for “virtue”) is playing against the Phoenix Suns in the suburb of Eur in Rome. For the coach of the Phoenix team, Mike D’Antoni, of a family of Italian origins, this can be considered a homecoming not only because of his family history but also as he himself has worked in Italy for years, forst as a player, then as a coach.

The Virtus is a Roman team born in the early sixties’ in the Vatican neighbourhood. The match is going to take place in the Palalottomatica in the Roman neighbourhood of Eur (easily accessible with public transport, for example the metro line B, stops Marconi or Eur Fermi, see the location on a Rome city map here!). The tickets can be bought on line, over the phone in the followinf numbers: 199 109 783 (if you’re calling from Italy) or 0039063700106 (if you’re calling from abroad) or directly in the ticket office of the arena Palalottomatica at the Palazzetto dello Sport, piazza Apollodoro, 10 (viale Tiziano) from Monday to Saturday, 2.00 PM-5.00 PM.

For your accomodation in Rome try the Rome Hostel Des Artistes , the Rome Hotel Carlito’s Way or My-Hotel Rome, both  perfectly connected with the Palalottomatica by the metro line B just 15 minutes away.