After two consecutive defeats, for the first time this season, theUmana Reyer Venice is preparing to return to the pitch on the Taliercio parquet for the Veneto derby against Treviso. On Sunday 21 April at 6.15pm the tap-off between friendly walls is scheduled.
With three days to go, each match is of capital importance and can represent a decisive step forward towards the seasonal objectives. Umana Reyer, in fourth place (17-10), is looking for points to consolidate its position among the top four of the ranking while the guests are looking for safety points, having to defend the third-to-last place (10-17) from Pesaro (9-18) and Brindisi (8-19).
Many former players in the match, practically all from the Orogranata side: Amedeo Tessitori, Davide Casarin, Andrea De Nicolao, Jordan Parks. Looking at the benches, the exes are coach Francesco Vitucci (95 benches in Reyer from 1993 to 1996) on the one hand and coach Emanuele Molin (at Benetton Treviso from 1985 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2005) and coach Alberto Billio (from 1986 to 2002) on the other. Furthermore, the President of Umana Reyer Federico Casarin also played in Treviso for three seasons, from 1985 to 1988.
The words of Neven Spahija: “These matches are always special, in every country. Against Brescia we did several things better than the match against Virtus. We trained well, with a lot of energy, as a coach I always want something more and I think we are working in the way just to be ready for this match and the playoffs. We still have to improve a lot on several fronts. We know that Treviso has a very difficult situation in the standings, but we are also aware of their qualities. We know what we have to do, in attack and defense. “.
