Legnano flies to Cassino for the last challenge and still hopes for the Play offs

Last day of the championship and last appeal for the Knights which will all be played out in the last 40′ against Cassino. The match will be played simultaneously with all the other matches and will be played behind closed doors, given the exemption granted to Cassino to use its own arena, but without the possibility of public access. To referee the match on Sunday 21 April Michele Biondi (Trento) and Stefano Pulina (Rivoli).

Legnano

For Legnano a victory and a combination of positive results are necessary (one between Sant’Antimo and Piacenza must lose) to be able to access the post-season scoreboard, while for Cassino any result would not change anything in terms of the standings, leaving the Lazio team in 15th position starting in the playouts. The team will leave tomorrow, Saturday 20 April, at 2pm. His physical state, as GM Basilico specifies, is optimal: «We spoke to the team explaining that the club’s objective remains that of reaching the play offs, so this victory is necessary. It is true that everything will depend on the other results, but it will also depend on us. On Sunday, those who follow the match will also have to keep an eye on their cell phones to see how the other matches will go. The ones to take into strong consideration will be Sant’Antimo against Omegna and Caserta against Piacenza.”

Cassino

Compared to the first leg, Cassino released Bassi, but inserted Cedric Keller Ly-Lee, athlete originally from Cameroon with Italian basketball training. Pivot of 204cm born in 2001, Ly-Lee arrived in Italy in 2016 and plays in the Under 16 youth team of the Capitale Honey Sport City Roma. After a few months, Cedric was identified by Virtus Roma of Serie A2, where he would train throughout the season and also make his debut on the pitch in the second national championship. He arrives in Cassino after the Ozzano experience; with the Flying he averaged 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the regular season. For him it is a return to Cassino, where he has already played in the 2021/22 season.

Classification

Caffè Toscano Pielle Livorno 56 28-5; Akern Libertas Livorno 52 26-7; Fabo Herons Montecatini 48 24-9; Gema Montecatini 38 19-14; Del Fes Avellino 36 18-15; Bakery Basket Piacenza 34 5-4pm; Solbat Piombino 34 17-16; Geko PSA; Sant’Antimo 34 17-16; SAE Scientifica Legnano 32 4-5pm; Lissone Interni Brianza Casa Basket 30 3-6pm; Logiman Pall. Cream 30 15-18; Paffoni Fulgor Omegna 30 15-18; Fiorenzuola Bees 30 3-6pm; Rimadesio Desio 26 1pm-8pm; BPC Virtus Cassino 24 12-21; NPC Rieti 22 11-22; Lars Virtus Arechi Salerno* 19 11-22 and Paperdi Caserta 16 8-25
*Lars Virtus Arechi Salerno 3 penalty points
NOTE – Points, victories and defeats are indicated next to each team

34th and final day, seventeenth return

21/04/2024 18:00 Fiorenzuola Bees-Lissone Interni Brianza Casa Basket
21/04/2024 18:00 Paperdi Caserta-Bakery Basket Piacenza
21/04/2024 18:00 Rimadesio Desio-Gema Montecatini
21/04/2024 18:00 Fabo Herons Montecatini-Logiman Pall. Cream
21/04/2024 18:00 Del Fes Avellino-Lars Virtus Arechi Salerno
21/04/2024 18:00 Akern Libertas Livorno-Caffè Toscano Pielle Livorno
21/04/2024 18:00 BPC Virtus Cassino-SAE Scientifica Legnano
21/04/2024 18:00 NPC Rieti-Solbat Piombino
21/04/2024 18:00 Paffoni Fulgor Omegna-Geko PSA Sant’Antimo