Tomorrow is the day of the A2 final for Ecodem Alpo Basket, the third in the history of the club. The blue and whites will be involved in game 1 on the parquet of W.APU Delser Crich Udine, absolute dominators of the season (only 2 defeats in the entire 2023/2024 season). Game 2 will be played on Wednesday in Alpo, the possible game 3 is still scheduled in Udine next Saturday 1 June.
But let’s get to tomorrow’s match (two-ball at 8.30pm at PalaCarnera): who better than the Friulians Martina Rosignoli and Anna Turel to present this challenge against Udine?
«On an emotional level I feel it a lot – said the biancoblu captain – Even if I have never worn the Udine shirt, they are all people I know, both on the pitch and in the stands. But I’m excited, it’s my first final and I want to enjoy it to the fullest. It’s not something that happens every day to be in the final for promotion and I’m sure we will give our best.”
«I’m very pleased to see coach Massimo Riga, the President and the managers – continues Anna Turel – The rest, however, is different compared to when I played in Udine: the players and the playing field, for example, so I’m not particularly nervous, but happy because, by playing close to home, relatives and friends can come and see me.”
How do you see this final? What chance do you have of succeeding?
«The championship balance says 1-1 – exclaims Martina – It’s true, they haven’t lost since the time we beat them in Alpo in December, but the finals are a story in themselves. They certainly had an amazing championship and deserve to be in the final, but we certainly deserve it too, so may the best win.”
«In the finals anything can really happen – echoes Anna – We get there with great serenity, lots of enthusiasm and zero pressure. We want to demonstrate what we are, aware of what we have done all year and especially in the last 4 games which we faced with determination and in which we emerged from difficulties together. We were a team and we arrive at the final with this awareness: many of us have already played this type of match, we have to take it one at a time, whatever happens, but I’m sure that each of us will give our best to try.”
What do you have to do to counter a team that has won 31 of 33 games this season?
Martina: «We certainly shouldn’t think about this, about the fact that they only lost twice, but rather think about the fact that they lost one of these two to us. We must enter the field confident, focused and believe in it until the end. There will certainly be a lot of tension and every little mistake could cost you dearly. We have a really tough opponent, but we are ready to do our best to give ourselves a dream.”
Anna: «Udine’s strong point is consistency: they play with a lot of experience, even though they are still young. They will be matches in which the bar can never be lowered: as soon as the pace drops, Udine can score an important partial in an instant.” W.APU Delser Crich Udine – Ecodem Alpo Basket – will be broadcast, like all A2 playoffs, live streaming on LBF TV • FLIMA.TV.
