Challenge to the leaders. UP Andrea Costa returns at 8.30pm away at the Pala Fitline in Desio against Rimadesio, among the leaders, against whom the red and whites will look for another strong performance. Up to full strength, after having also recovered Pavani and Toniato in these seven days without midweek. “Thanks to this full week we trained well and hard, it was useful to continue following the path undertaken and improve many offensive and defensive aspects. In addition to putting fuel in the legs of those who needed it – states coach Matteo Angori -, with Pavani having already trained since Monday and Toniato completely fit.” Attention in defense is the key against coach Gallazzi’s Lombards, a team with two reference points in the area in Chiumenti and the Lithuanian Bartninkas, in addition to the eclectic Cipolla, the team’s best scorer with almost 15 on average. “Continue our tour de force against one of the top teams in the class. Desio is an averagely experienced team, with a very clear offensive identity and very few points of reference because apart from Chiumenti and Bartninkas, the others can play in all roles. This is why we have to be very focused on our defensive rules.” A defensive identity which over time, thanks also to work in the gym, is bearing fruit.
“Where are we at? I would say 50 percent. For the type of defense we have chosen, we still need time to automate many movements but we are starting to see something; I think of the super defense used against Capo d’Orlando’s pick and rolls in ‘last minute of the last race’. On the sponsor front, Andrea Costa announces the partnership with Erreti – Onoranze Funebri T. Grandi and the presence of the Tig logo on the playing uniforms.
The races: Saronno-Mestre, Treviglio-Vicenza, Fidenza-Faenza; Fiorenzuola-San Vendemiano; Legnano-Monferrato, Bakery Piacenza-Lumezzane, Agrigento-Neupharma Virtus Imola; Virtus Ragusa-Omegna, Capo d’Orlando-Crema.
The ranking: Legnano, Lumezzane, Desio 10; Mestre, Capo d’Orlando, Faenza, Andrea Costa, Omegna, Treviglio 8; Fulgor Fidenza, Agrigento 6; Virtus Imola, Vicenza, Fiorenzuola Bees, Rucker, Monferrato, Bakery Piacenza 4; Crema, Ragusa, Saronno 2.
