The National Under 19 Men’s Gold Finals, dedicated to the memory of Mario Delle Cave, kicked off today at the “Franco Poggetto” stadium (via Toscana, 2) in Cecina: eight teams on the pitch, immediately involved in the quarter-finals and then in follow over the weekend for the Semifinals and Finals.
Today’s quarterfinals awarded Raggisolaris Academy Faenza, JBStings Curtatone, Stella Azzurra and Novara.
All the matches of the Cecina Final will be broadcast live on the Twitch channel @italbasket
Bk Club Frascati-Raggisolaris Academy Faenza 51-84 (13-26, 10-18; 10-22, 18-18)
The first quarter-final goes to Raggisolaris Academy Faenza, which takes a double-digit lead at the start and never looks back. At half-time Frascati was -21, a gap too wide to fill and which actually widened in the third set. For Faenza 18 points from Bianchi, 16 from Ballarin Chinellato and 11 from Bendandi. For Frascati, Guaita’s 14 and Yenan’s 12 are not enough.
Bk Club Frascati-Raggisolaris Academy Faenza 51-84
Frascati: Ramirez Gavidia 2 (1/1 from 2), Cisse 3 (0/1, 0/4), Grazioli (0/1, 0/4), Camber 2, Mauro 2 (1/3, 0/2) , Guaita 14 (4/10, 1/10), Thiam 2, Rossi (0/1 from 2), Franchello (0/1, 0/1), Yenan 12 (4/10), Di Camillo 5 (1/ 2, 1/6), Marrella 9 (4/6 from 2) All. Rozera
Faenza: Bianchi 18 (3/4, 2/4), Rosetti (0/1, 0/2), Naccari 3 (0/3, 1/1), Belmonte 9 (4/5 from 2), Garavini 8 ( 1/3, 2/3), Caramella 4 (0/1, 1/4), Ravaioli 3 (0/4, 1/4), Ballarin Chinellato 16 (3/3, 2/2), Ndiaye 6 (3 /7 from 2), Bendandi 11 (3/9, 1/4), Santandrea 2 (1/3, 0/1), Collina 4 (2/2 from 2). All. Pio
Referees: Delliallisi, Barbarulo
Pass Roma-JbStings Curtatone 77-84 (14-16, 19-24; 14-23, 30-21)
Curtatone imposes himself in the final by resisting Roma’s comeback attempt, which also returns to -5 from -19: the +7 basket that definitively extinguishes the hopes of the Capitoline players was scored by Almeida Pires. For Curtatone the best scorers are Miladinovic and Aguirrezabala at 20, then Peralta (12) and Almeida Pires (10). For Roma, good at not giving up after 30 rather complicated minutes, 19 from Cecchini, 14 from D’Agostino and Marchisio.
Pass Roma-JbStings Curtatone 77-84
Rome: D’Agostino 14 (6/8, 0/9), Diop 6 (3/7, 0/1), Santomassimo 5 (1/2, 1/5), Bracciocurti 2 (1/2, 0/1 ), Di Marzio 8 (1/3, 0/2), Mari (0/2 from 3), Marchisio 14 (3/6, 2/8), Clerici ne, Cecchini 19 (7/15, 0/1) , Fasulo ne, Iacorossi 9 (2/5, 2/3). All. Di Giovanni
Curtatone: Diop ne, Trovato, Belfanti, Mellacca (0/1 from 3), Almeida Pires 10 (3/6), Miladinovic 20 (2/4, 4/7), Peralta 12 (2/6, 1/3) , Aguirrezabala 20 (6/9, 1/2), Bovi, Carra, Bortolotto 15 (6/9, 0/0), Dall’Ora 7 (2/6, 1/2). All. Romero
Stella Azzurra Roma-ABA Legnano Basket 112-71 (28-26, 34-16; 23-27, 27-2)
Stella Azzurra Roma wins and convinces, taking a quarter to get to grips with Legnano, taking off before the long interval and then spreading at the end, inflicting a heavy 27-2 on their opponents in the last ten minutes. Pyrotechnic performance in attack for coach Iacoangeli’s team, which sends five players into double figures (D’Arcangeli 14, Aizpurs 20, Curbelo Mendieta 11, Ntsourou 20, Lumena 16) and approaches the semi-final in the best possible way. Legnano gives in at the end, after trying to get back in touch with an intense and courageous third quarter: for coach Bianchi the top scorer is Dagri at 32, then Dell’Acqua with 18 points.
Stella Azzurra Roma-ABA Legnano Basket 112-71
Rome: Santinon 7 (1/1, 1/4), Forconi 4 (2/3, 0/1), Morigi 5 (1/1, 1/2), Piccirilli 5 (2/4, 0/3), D’Arcangeli 14 (4/6, 2/4), Kolev 8 (4/6, 0/1), Aizpurs 20 (6/10, 2/2), Curbelo Mendieta 11 (4/8 from 2), Ntsourou 20 (10/12, 0/1), Jencius ne, Basta 2 (1/2, 0/2), Lumena 16 (6/8 from 2). All. Iacoangeli
Legnano: Ghersi (0/1, 0/1), Poretti 2 (1/2), Gallazzi 4 (2/2, 0/2), Amorelli 4 (0/2, 1/2), Merighi 4 (2/ 7, 0/3), Dell’Acqua 18 (3/10, 3/14), Dagri 32 (4/6, 4/8), Colombo 3 (0/1, 1/2), Toso, Lodi (0 /1, 0/1), Pirovano 2 (0/2, 0/2), Consolandi 2 (1/1, 0/1). All. Bianchi
Referees: Baldini, Corso
The event brochure is online and can be downloaded here
The Roll of Honor
2017 Pall. Novellara (Under 18 Elite)
2016 Dinamo Sassari (Under 18 Elite)
2015 Sam Roma (Elite)
2014 Junior Basketball Ravenna (Elite)
2013 Major Senigallia
2012 Pall. Codroipese
 – Italian Basketball Federation – U19 Gold Finals in Cecina, Faenza-Curtatone and Stella Azzurra-Novara the semi-finals (Live Twitch)){kind=link}