A first fruit on the one hand. A possible new (and wonderful) page in history. All in forty minutes or maybe even a little more, as race one showed.
Molisana Magnolia Campobasso, for the first time in its four A1 seasons, takes to the parquet in the month of May and does so – on Labor Day – to face the decisive game three of the series against Geas Sesto San Giovanni, being able to count on the atmosphere of the Arena.
For the steelflowers , leaving the parquet of the stadium in the regional capital with a pink score would mean advancing to the semi-final, giving the Campobassane team the series against Reyer Venezia, and thus writing a beautiful page in its very young history, making a season so far unique wonderful, as evidenced by the fourth place obtained in the regular season.
GROUP AT WORK The rossoblù, for their part, returned to the gym on Monday evening to better prepare for the match.
«We are trying to define all the further details – he explains on the eve coach Mimmo Sabatelli – to try to project ourselves on the passage of the turn. It won’t be easy, however, because the two previous races have demonstrated a very strong balance in this series and I don’t think the third episode can escape this refrain. For our part, there is and is a strong will to continue on this path and to continue to dream.”
FIELD FACTOR AGAINST At the moment, a constant of these challenges between magnolias and geassine is that of the non-existence of the field factor and the great spot for women’s basketball offered.
«Game one ended after two overtime, game two was concluded by Martina’s buzzer-beater (Kacerik, ed.). There was no shortage of strong sensations, which is a great response for the public and, however, a source of great tension for those on the pitch. Obviously the sensations are juxtaposed depending on the results, however, it will certainly be another battle: a challenge from inside or outside.”
ROTATION DETAILS On Sunday, at PalaNat, Sabatelli worked on a basis of only seven rotations. «I thought this base was appropriate for a delicate match like that, but it is certain that in this match we will need all of them and we will also work on the aspect of depth».
MARGINAL GAIN A further detail is also that of fate. In game one there were at least three lucky baskets (one by Trucco, the other two by Dotto) by the Lombards, in game two Lady Luck armed the hand of Kacerik’s prayer at the end of the contest.
“To win – he recognizes again Sabatelli – we need a mix of factors and, among these, the need to make as few mistakes as possible to try to write a new substantial chapter in our journey and to give further prominence to an incredible group that truly deserves so much and that has built its essence in a truly superlative tournament, which allowed them to now be able to throw themselves into a match like this with unquestionable charm.”
WHISTLES AND STREAMING With a tap-off scheduled for 8pm – it will be the last match in chronological order of this phase – and exclusive live streaming on Lbftv, the platform pay of the Women’s Basket League, the match between the fioridaiuto and the Lombards, a match with a special flavor on the rossoblù side for Kacerik, former player of the day, and on the Lombard front for the Caroville native Conti, will be directed by an all-male refereeing team composed of Gianluca Gagliardi from Ciociaria, Roberto Radaelli from Agrigento and Stefano Ursi from Livorno.
