Every sporting season has its own story, but the one that will end on May 5th is difficult to categorize. Because, honestly, we are still not sure of the face with which Vuelle will take the field this afternoon (6.15 pm, live on Dazn). Too many ups and downs, even negative surprises that this group has reserved for us so far. It would be too simple to think that, since Cremona is already safe, it will be an easy match. The tension over what is at stake, the fact that it is the last match at home, the knowledge that you are also heavily dependent on the result of Varese-Treviso in order to save yourself, make this match extremely emotionally charged. So the environmental factor will also be decisive and the public is called upon to push a team which, it is now clear, needs a lot of help to perform at its best. The cabal is not exactly the best in this case. There are 26 precedents between the two clubs in Serie A: Cremona is ahead 14-12 in total matches and leads 7-6 in the matches played in Pesaro. There are many exes, and all of them important, in this comparison: Sacchetti coached in Cremona from 2017 to 2020, winning the historic Italian Cup in 2019 and winning the coach of the year award in the 2018/19 season. In Serie A he has accumulated a total of 52 victories out of 92 games on the Lombard bench and is currently the coach with the most championship victories in the history of the Lombards. Zanotti played in Pesaro from 2018 to 2022: 120 appearances, scoring 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 16 minutes of average time. Eboua was in Vuelle in the 2019/20 season and part of the 2020/21 season, recording a total of 26 appearances with the red and whites scoring 6.8 points in almost 20′ of average. Finally, Lacey played in Pesaro in 2015/16, averaging 14.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 30 appearances in the red and white.
“We are super focused on the present – Demis Cavina points out -. I say this because it was a week where many discussions were made, but the pleasure of coaching this group is precisely that we remained focused on finishing this championship in the best possible way. Because it is It’s true that we achieved the objective, but the will is always the same as the starting point, that is, to do well.” Adrian is still in doubt: “He hasn’t trained this week and we will only decide at the last minute, together with the doctor and the trainer, if and how Nathan will be able to take part in the match. We all know that Denegri isn’t there, so we are in emergency situation, however, as with Brescia, I am sure that we will all come up with something more to overcome these problems.” He expresses himself as follows about Pesaro: “We are playing against a team that has great offensive quality, ability and desire to run especially on the outside, even if Love brought centimeters close to the basket. We know that we will find a charged environment, historically but also because Pesaro is in full fight for salvation, so we will have to be perfect in defense and have a good attitude from the start. Control of the pace is fundamental: during the week we prepared something new given our situation, but I think that, above all, due to the characteristics of Pesaro, what we do on an individual level is very important, the one-on-one defense, not letting them run and not allowing their wingers to take attacking rebounds.” Baldini from Florence, Quarta from Turin and Nicolini from Palermo booed.
Elisabetta Ferri
