Fortitudo is also unstoppable away from home, having conquered the parquet of Juvi Ferraroni Cremona

After achieving their first victory in the tournament against Gruppo Mascio Orzinuovi, Fortitudo Bologna from Coach Cagnardi also broke the deadlock and moved on to the PalaRadi against Juvi Ferraroni Cremona.

The match valid as a preview of the fourth day of the 2024-2025 A2 series ends 70-79 for Effe. Kenny Gabriel’s performance was convincing and with his 22 points he overturned Freeman’s less than stellar evening, who still finished in double figures and with good support from Fantinelli sent Brown and his teammates to the ‘ a blanket.

THE MATCH

Fortitudo starts well and at the end of the first quarter he is ahead with +10, 14-24. A part that was, however, recaptured to a large extent when the home team settled better on the parquet in the second quarter and got 3 points back.

We go to half time at 37-44 for Fortitudo. When we returned to the parquet after the long break we saw a game with completely different tones compared to those of the first 20 minutes. And it is a real battle.

A battle in which the guests will throw body and soul on the parquet to regain the entire gap. The half ends 22-15 for Cremona while the PalaRadi scoreboard in the 30th minute reads Ferraroni Juvi Cremona – Flats Service Fortitudo Bologna 59 all.

We then enter a perfect tie in the last ten minutes in which the aforementioned Bolpin and Fantinelli take their teammates by the hand and with the help of the aforementioned Gabriel , leading the fraction and the game to completion. It finishes 70-79 and for Fortitudo it’s a win worth its weight in gold

THE STORY

Ferraroni Juvi Cremona – Fortitudo Bologna Flats Service 70-79 (14-24, 23-20, 22-15, 11-20)

Ferraroni Juvi Cremona: Isiah Brown 18 (3/5, 3/8), Eddy Polanco 14 (1/6, 2/5), Lorenzo Tortu 9 (4/6, 0/6), Simone Barbante 7 (2/7 ), 1/4), Andrea La torre 7 (2/2, 1/1), Federico Massone 5 (1/3, 1/2), Alessandro Morgillo 4 (2/3, 0/0), Gianmarco Bertetti 4 (1/1, 0/3), Yannick Giombini 2 (1/1, 0/0), Carmine Caporaso 0 (0/0, 0/0), Alfonso Zampogna 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free Throws: 12/18 – Rebounds: 32 14 + 18 (Simone Barbante 10) – Assists: 12 (Lorenzo Tortu 4)

Fortitudo Bologna Flats Service: Kenneth Gabriel 22 (4/5, 4/5), Matteo Fantinelli 16 (5/5, 2/2), Deshawn Freeman 13 (5/8, 1/1), Leonardo Battistini 9 (2/ 2, 1/1), Riccardo Bolpin 8 (3/4, 0/4), Gherardo Sabatini 8 (1/2, 1/1), Marco Cusin 2 (1/4, 0/0), Fabio Mian 1 ( 0/1, 0/2), Alessandro Panni 0 (0/1, 0/1), Nicolò Braccio 0 (0/0, 0/0), Nicola Giordano 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free Throws: 10/16 – Rebounds: 30 4 + 26 (Matteo Fantinelli 7) – Assists: 19 (Matteo Fantinelli 6)