UDINE. Apu, it’s done for the arrival of Francesco Stefanelli. The guard born in 1995 arrives from Verona and is a new black and white player and will complete the Italian park of the team.
Interchange
The situation was finally resolved yesterday. Stefanelli and Verona have mutually resolved the contractgiven that the player has accepted the proposal from Udine, where he has the prospect of greater use. It follows the reverse path of Mattia Palumbowho arrives at Ramagli’s court on the Scaligera side after having exploited the clause expiring with Apu at midnight on Sunday.
A coming and going of apparently similar outside players (both are over 1.90 meters tall), but in reality different in characteristics. Palumbo is a point guard who can also play as a guard, Stefanelli, despite having the so-called “ball handling”, is a shooting guardHis arrival confirms Apu’s desire to complete the roster with an American point guard, to be paired with the confirmed Caroti.
The identikit corresponds to a classic director, capable of making the team move and triggering the numerous shooters present in the roster. The Arletti issue remains to be defined: the most likely hypothesis is that the Bologna winger will be sent on loan to gain experience, in an A2 team (not a direct competitor at the top) that can guarantee him consistent playing time.
Identikit
Tuscan from San Miniato, Stefanelli is 191 centimeters tall and grew up in the youth sector of his city, before making his debut in Serie B with Castelfiorentino in 2013/2014. His debut in A2 dates back to the 2017/2018 season, with Tortona, a team with which he won the Coppa Italia in the category.
A year followed in Biella and two with Npc Rieti: with the Lazio club he exploded definitely and earns the call of Cantù. Two seasons in Brianza, then one in Verona with 9 points and 2 assists on average playing about twenty minutes per game.
Stefanelli has a characteristic that coach Adriano Vertemati likes a lot: he has already played with several men from the Udinese squada detail that facilitates integration into the group. In Tortona he shared the locker room with Alibegovic, in Cantù with Da Ros and Pini.
Other market
Yesterday Raphael Gaspardo greeted the Apu club and fans on his Instagram profile. He will go to Forlì. In addition to signing Mattia Paumbo, Verona has secured on loan from Treviso the star Leonardo Faggian, a guard born in 2004.
Coach Franco Ciani’s Orzinuovi concludes its roster with the second American, the power forward Jarvis Williams, already seen in Italy with the uniforms of Rieti and Vanoli Cremona. Cantù does not stop and adds another former Serie A player to its roster: official signing for the former Vanoli forward Matteo Piccoli, for whom there was competition from Fortitudo Bologna.
New winger also for Cento, which includes Nicolas Alessandrini, leaving Orzinuovi, in the roster. Vigevano is in negotiations for the loan from Reggio Emilia of Gabriele Stefanini, an excellent shooter coming off an unlucky season in Chiusi.
