Bad evening for Trapani who lost at home against Openjobmetis Varese who won 95-88, after a match that was practically always led and with the Granata forced to chase for the entire match.
The Lombards have built their success on the performances of Iroegbu and Librizziboth at 17 points, supported by 16 points with 4 assists by Alviti and by the solid proof of Renfroauthor of 15 points with clear shooting (7/7), 7 rebounds. Also in double figures were Nkamhoua with 12 points and Moore with 10 points and 5 rebounds.
On the Granata front, however, 17 points and 6 rebounds were not enough Hurt, the 15 points of Archdeacon (perfect shooting with 5/5), Petrucelli’s 13 points and 10 points scored by Sanogo. Another dull performance for Ford, While Notesrecovering from a flu this week, was unable to make an impact.
At the end of the match, DS Valeriano D’Orta read a very harsh statement from the club which we report:
“Trapani Shark takes note of the recent decisions adopted by the Lega Basket and the Italian Basketball Federation, which represent an act of blatant injustice and relentless persecution towards the club, irreparably compromising its competitiveness and the fairness of the entire championship” said D’Orta. “As we saw again tonight, where in normal conditions we would have respected what are evident differences in the rankings with our opponents. The repeated, and as far as we are concerned, unfair decision not to seat coach Alex Latini on the benchcombined with the disproportionate and unfounded sanctions imposed on the company, despite the full substantial regularity documented on several occasions, the good faith demonstrated and the acquittal of the Federal Court for President Antonini on the issue of tax credits, it is not just an operational obstacle, but a real attack on the image and survival of the club. These measures, which ignore sensational precedents, such as those of Cantù in 2019 and Brescia in 2020, where the FIP actively favored flexible solutions to avoid collapse of the entire system, highlight an unacceptable double standard and a vexatious treatment aimed at Trapani Shark, seriously putting at risk the basic principles of sporting fairness and equality between affiliates. In this climate of total uncertainty, arbitrariness and lack of dialogue, where most of the players have clearly expressed their desire to leaveand respecting the correctness that has always guided the club’s actions, the company announces that it is seriously and urgently evaluating the option of not taking part in the match scheduled in Bologna valid for the 14th round of the championship“.
