The two points have not yet arrived. Now Clean Up Molfetta tries again with Academy Basket Potenza, tonight at PalaPoli. Indeed, he must try again to abandon the far from gratifying score of zero points after two days of the championship.
«We miss the victory – said Andrea Chiriatti, one of the veterans of the group – we want it badly and we have to go and get it». It is needed for the group, but in particular for the ranking of the inter-regional Serie C championship which sees the red and whites still at a standstill with Fortitudo Trani and Basket Barletta. The Molfetta team, in fact, lost to Monteroni (at home) and Lecce (away) in the first two days of the tournament, while Potenza, for its part, conquered the Trani pitch and also overtook Fasano, climbing to the top on equal merit with Foggia: «It was absolutely not a convincing start – the red and white winger immediately clarified in his second season in a row on the Adriatic -, there are no alibis, but no big alarms either. It will be essential for us week after week to work hard on our weak points which we know very well”, he clarified.
Red and white with one fixation: victory. Molfetta, therefore, will host Potenza. The Lucanians, directed by coach Gallo, have their prized piece in Acuna, the Argentine offensive terminal returning from a year of averaging over 21 points with Fasano’s tank top. But the team, in addition to the winger Pace – captain in his fourth season in a row – includes the pivot winger Doglio, the Montenegrin pivot winger Labovic, the power forward Buldo (last year in Messina, in Serie B), the guard Petronella (he was in Castellaneta, in C), the play-maker Laquintana (the last year in Mola, in interregional B) and the Bosnian pivot forward Malkic (coming from Rende, in interregional B).
A formidable opponent, with full points, even if «this year – said Chiriatti – in my opinion the ranking will be short: by winning a couple of races you could find yourself in the upper areas. We are looking hard for the first two points, we are at home and this must be a strong point for us – he concluded -. I’m confident both for Sunday and for the rest of the championship.” The event, before which it will be possible to sign up for a subscription and which will be visible live on the Clean Up Molfetta YouTube channel, will be held on Sunday 20 October at PalaPoli. Tap-off at 6pm, gates open at 5pm.
