There Vanoli Basketball Cremonaafter the defeat in Pesaro, closes its regular season with safety in its pocket, hosting theEA7 Emporio Armani Milan, fresh from the victory in the big match against Brescia. The red and whites are chasing a success that could guarantee them first place in the standings, provided that Bologna loses against Trento at the same time. The two teams faced each other during the season on the 13th matchday, played on Sunday 24 December, when EA7 Emporio Armani won 74-51 with 16 points from Napier and 14 points with 5 rebounds from Hall (who was the number one player today 100 in the championship). Where to see it: Sunday 5 May 2024 at 6.15pm, DAZN. Referees: Manuel Attard, Andrea Valzani, Martino Galasso
– Previous. There are 30 precedents between the two clubs, divided into 27 regular season matches, two of the Italian Cup and one of the Super Cup. Cremona has won 4 of these matches, three of which at home, with the last one dated 20 October 2019 (82-78). After that match, Olimpia is on an open streak of seven consecutive victories against Vanoli. Ettore Messina has won all three previous matches against teams coached by Demis Cavina.
– The absent. In Vanoli Basket Cremona Davide Denegri is out due to a compound fracture of the first phalanx of the index finger of his right hand; in EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Billy Baron is out for the entire season due to a blow to his right elbow which he had already operated on in the summer, which forced him to return to the USA to undergo further surgery.
– The exes of the race. In Vanoli Basket Cremona – Andrea Pecchia grew up in the Olimpia youth team and was contracted to the Milanese club until 2019 (however always playing on loan in the lower divisions). In the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Giampaolo Ricci completed the 2017/18 and 2018/19 years in Cremona, the club with which he also won the Italian Cup in 2019 and scored 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
