Vanoli Cremona bids farewell to its fans after a season which saw it deserve to stay in the top flight.
Where to see it: Sunday 5 May 2024 at 6.15pm, DAZN
Referees: Manuel Attard, Andrea Valzani, Martino Galasso
THE ABSENT
Davide Denegri is out due to a compound fracture of the first phalanx of the index finger of his right hand.
THE MOMENT
After the defeat in Pesaro, Vanoli Cremona will want to say goodbye to their fans by celebrating their salvation and an excellent season.
WHAT WORKS
The return of Nathan Adrian adds security to a team that has managed to amaze many basketball fans.
WHAT IS NOT WORKING
There aren’t many things that haven’t worked at Vanoli this season, perhaps he will have to try to surprise Olimpia with some changes in his game.
MAGIC MOMENT
Another excellent season for Cremona from all points of view.
THE MATCH
Milan arrives in Cremona to close the regular season in the best possible way, Cremona will want to greet the end of the season with dignity and greet its fans with another heartfelt performance as well as spectacular play as they have been accustomed to.
THE KEY DUEL
Milan’s defense is undoubtedly one of the elements that Cavina’s boys will have to try to undermine with pace and competitiveness.
THE STATEMENTS
Demis Cavina, coach Vanoli Basket Cremona: “It’s a shame it’s over because it was another great season. As I have said more than once, it gives pleasure when you have the pleasure of everyday life with such a close-knit group of guys, who have an important work ethic, with a staff in which there is great synergy. It’s true: we are at the last day and therefore on my part there is a bit of sadness even if the results were sensational, it was another great season and we want to end it in the best possible way, at least with another performance worthy of this group. The good news is that we saw Nathan Adrian again with us, I don’t know if he will play and I don’t know how long he will be able to play because in fact he hasn’t trained with the group for 3 weeks, but seeing him back with us is already very positive, he cares a lot and therefore I hope that I will be able to play for a few minutes. It’s true that we are at the last match but it doesn’t seem to be the last week, in the sense that we have done the regular work also in terms of intensity, we have had excellent training sessions, we know that we are playing against a team that we cannot fight against – in the sense that the result would be obvious – we must therefore try not to put it on the physical point of view but on the speed level. We worked a lot during the week precisely for this aspect: trying to speed up our choices, our game, both in attack and defense because fighting with Milan would be counterproductive given their size, given their length and size. We will try to propose a game that takes into account our opponent and our characteristics, also looking at our latest matches and taking into account the absences we have had in the last month.”
BM’S JUDGMENT AND PREDICTION
Milan favourites, Cremona has nothing to ask of the league table with salvation already in its pocket and will want to say goodbye to its fans.
HERE The roster of EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
HERE The roster of Vanoli Cremona
In the image Nathan Adrian, Photo Ciamillo Castoria
Gianfranco Pezzolato
