Columns: two-way ball
Friday, April 26, 2024, 9.43pm
Very intense week of training and preparation, with coach Olivieri looking for new quintets, in light of some physical ailments that have affected Trentin and Tempestini, currently in doubt for the match in Saronno, but both with important signs of recovery that give hope during their recovery in the Cesarini area. The final rush of the silver players required a greater effort and commitment than usual, uncommon, to keep up with teams of a high technical level, but above all very young ones and this often leads to accusing resentments of various kinds.
To get through the quarter-finals and reach the semi-finals, it will be necessary to win two out of three matches and doing so against an opponent like Saronno almost has the characteristics of – Mission impossible -. Which side the scales tip on has already been ascertained, if even with greater difficulty, Saronno defeated the Tuscan competition by winning against Cecina, Empoli and also reversing the result against Etrusca San Miniato.
The Varesina franchise inspires fear and apprehension, in its roster it has many boys capable of scoring from distance with good ease. They are a well-knit and close-knit group, they are the same ones who won the inter-regional B title last year and looking at their shooting averages, they even raised them from the previous year.
The – snipers – are De Capitani, Quinti, Ugolini, Negri, Nasini, Pellegrini, all boys because this team also has an average age of 24 years who score between 10 and 15 points per game.
At Bcl, no one has the intention of paying too many respects to Saronno, on the contrary the state of mind and spirit are the most correct and concrete, reaching the play-offs is the culmination of a wonderful season, lived to the full and with excellent results. There is no longer the stress of the result or the anxiety of having to get there, today the team can play free from any constraints, calm, with the desire to have fun, this is the true strength of the Bcl that Saronno will have to deal with .
A state of mind that coach Olivieri also confirms: “Having reached the play offs is a very important result for us. It is the right reward for a season where we continuously improved without ever stopping. Demonstrating that we know how to overcome difficulties. Now that we want to play all our cards. They are a deadly team in attack. They all shoot from three points, they are physical, they play one on one and run the field open cuts and plays that seem impromptu but are part of a game system that works great. We have prepared the match and we will try to put them in difficulty by giving our all as always. The atmosphere in the team is one of enthusiasm and desire to work good. Tempestini and Trentin are recovering and we hope to have them both in the first match of the play-offs at 9.00 pm at the Palazzetto Ronchi in Saronno.
