San Giorgio su Legnano
Sport | 9 May 2024
Sangio opens their playoff journey with a bang, the only negative note being Sebastiano Bianchi’s injury
San Giorgio su Legnano – Sangiorgese starts the playoff journey on the right foot. In front of the 400 spectators of the PalaBertelli, coach Di Gregorio’s team imposes the law of its defensive bunker with a peremptory plus 25 despite a less than exciting evening of shooting (5/11 on the line and 10/33 from 3). The 40 minutes of solidity in the rearguard confidently level the Blu Orobica obstacle: Marco Albanesi’s youngsters withstand the first blow (11-4 at 9′ but 18-14 at 15′). Then Carnovali hits the target (5/10 from 3 for the former player) and Sangio scores a decisive 13-0 between the second and third quarters (from 24-19 in the 17th minute to 37-19 in the 24th minute) . The 1-0 point is in the safe and the first approach to the playoffs, despite the 17 days of competitive inactivity after the conclusion of the play-in phase: coach Di Gregorio’s request to focus on defense was satisfied in the best possible way from the team. The only negative note is the injury suffered in the third quarter by Sebastiano Bianchi, who was kept on precautionary rest ahead of the second act of the series scheduled for Saturday 11 May in Bergamo.
“Match played with great attention, despite the rust from the long inactivity we played it really well – says president Carlo Ponzelletti – The approach was what we requested, when we manage to fully exploit the depth of the rotations the volume of play is notable. Bianchi’s condition? There is a bit of concern, he had an ankle injury resulting from a strange movement, we are waiting for the outcome of the MRI. Seba is an important piece on the board, let’s see when he can recover. But the long roster serves precisely this purpose, and in any case the series is not over because we expect a great reaction from Bergamo on his pitch”.
Ltc Sangiorgese-Unica Bergamo 67-42
LTC: Testa 7, Costa 5, Venier 2, Bianchi 5, Carnovali 19, Esposito 16, Gozo 5, Restelli 7, Merighi, Maestroni, Toso 1, Dell’Acqua. All. Di Gregorio.
BERGAMO: Morelli, Gandoy 9, Cane 9, Bertoncini, Bogunovic 2, Rossi 10, Nespoli 4, Leoni 2, Carparelli, Renella 2, De Martin 3, Picarelli 1. All. Albanesi.
Giuseppe Sciascia
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