It starts with the last stages of the A2 basketball championship, and for the Sicilians involved the perspectives are diametrically opposed. On the one hand there is the Trapani Shark which aims to win the promotion in A1, on the other Fortitudo Agrigento must earn its salvation. President Valerio Antonini’s grenade team will be the first to take to the field tomorrow evening at PalaShark (8.30 pm) from the match against UCC Assigeco Piacenza, for game 1 of the quarter-finals of the playoffs. The people of Agrigento, however, will be awaited Sunday evening, at 8.30pm, from the first round of the playouts in Nardò’s house.
Favorite role
At Trapani Shark there is a lot of waiting, just to be able to start the decisive path towards the top flight in the best possible way, after having also dominated in the clock phase. Coach Diana will have the opportunity between now and tomorrow evening to decide on the starting starting five, having full disposal as well the stars Amar Alibegović and Stefano Gentile, who arrived in the city of Trapani to give even more value to an already strong squad. But captain Marco Mollura speaks on behalf of the team: “We have reached the playoffs, the objective we have been training for all year – he says – We know everyone sees us as the favorite and we are aware that no one will give us anything. We are preparing our game plan and will be ready. Playing the first two games at home is definitely an advantage but we need all the possible support from our audience who will have to support us. The playoffs are long and represent a separate competition, for this reason We will need everyone’s support.”.
Bridge the gap
Fortitudo Agrigento is called to a difficult taskwho however has on his side the enthusiasm with which coach Damiano Pilot’s men gained access to the playouts, winning the decisive match against Orzinuovi. Now, however, a new chapter opens for the white and blues, to be faced with the desire to give the best, in order to try to remain in A2 for next season too. To do this you will have to start on the right foot right away in Nardò, because the objective is not to leave points on the road, trying to close the gap in terms of points from the teams that reached the last stage with a more substantial loot.
(photo Trapani Shark)
