A defeat arrives in game 1 of the playoff semi-final for the Delfes Avellino who raises the flag 78-59 at the PalaMacchia in Livorno. The Labronici team went 1-0 in the series driven by Chiarini’s 21 points accompanied by 7 assists. On the Irpinia side, Nikolic’s 16 and Chinellato’s 10 were not enough as he almost scored a double (9 rebounds). The match was one-sided with the home team taking half of the first quarter to put their foot down and escape with a double-digit lead which was confirmed at the sound of the first siren (25-14). In the second half Delfes will continue to see the basket with a drop of drizzle (only 13 points recorded on the scoresheet) conceding eighteen from their opponents who close 45-27 at the break. In the second half, with courage, Carenza and his associates try to get back into the match. Partial score of 4-0 is a good omen, but Livorno responds with plays from Pagani, Rubbini and the usual Chiarini. In the last fraction we are already at garbage time with the two teams already projected for game 2 on Monday evening at 9pm again in Labronica.
“We approached badly, we were too soft defensively and everything became more difficult – says coach Alessandro Crotti at the end of the meeting – We are not these, we know it, just as we know we are facing a great team. Let’s not make any dramas, we are 1-0 for Livorno and now we will have to try to enter the series from game 2. We want to play against a strong opponent who has even more confidence from today”.
Caffè Toscano Pielle Livorno – Del Fes Avellino 78-59 (25-14, 20-13, 19-18, 14-14)
Caffè Toscano Pielle Livorno: Mateo Chiarini 21 (5/8, 1/5), Giordano Pagani 11 (4/7, 0/0), Massimiliano Ferraro 10 (2/2, 2/4), Federico Loschi 10 (0/ 0, 2/7), Michele Rubbini 9 (3/4, 1/5), Andrea Lo blonde 8 (0/1, 2/2), Baye modou Diouf 4 (2/4, 0/0), Luca Campori 4 (2/3, 0/3), Matteo Laganà 1 (0/0, 0/1), Giorgio Manna 0 (0/0, 0/0), Francesco Dadomo 0 (0/0, 0/0), Filippo Cristofani 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 18 / 26 – Rebounds: 30 4 + 26 (Giordano Pagani, Andrea Lo blonde 6) – Assists: 18 (Mateo Chiarini 7)
Del Fes Avellino: Aleksa Nikolic 16 (8/11, 0/0), Matias Bortolin 13 (4/10, 0/1), Riccardo Chinellato 10 (2/5, 1/2), Federico Burini 4 (0/2 , 1/3), Giovanni Carenza 4 (1/4, 0/1), Simone Giunta 4 (2/6, 0/0), Miha VaŠl 3 (0/1, 1/3), Lucas Fresno 3 (0 /3, 1/3), Armando Verazzo 2 (1/3, 0/3), Alessandro Pio Curcio 0 (0/0, 0/0), Vincenzo Spagnuolo 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 11 / 14 – Rebounds: 38 10 + 28 (Riccardo Chinellato 9) – Assists: 16 (Federico Burini 5)
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