The two points ahead of Chiusi, at this very particular moment of the season, are the assets with which Hdl Nardò Basket will have to build safety in A2. There are not many of them and they are not free from some regrets, relating to many matches thrown away throughout the championship, to the recent direct clash lost badly in Tuscany and to the fact of having squandered two points compared to the four boasted at the start of the salvation team. There aren’t many, but it’s better than not having them. Also because this condition still allows them to be masters of their own destiny in the five return matches of the group. Among which, it is worth marking it in the diary, there is also the return match with the direct rival to be played in front of the friendly public (Wednesday 5 June). Meanwhile, on Sunday, the salvation game for Toro starts again in Sicily, at the home of Fortitudo Moncada Energy Agrigento. The Sicilian team won in Lecce in the first leg and does not want to feel left out before the arithmetic verdict.
“Now – says Luca Dalmonte on the eve of leaving for Sicily – rather than looking at the position in the standings, it is necessary to have maximum attention on every single match. We must have this ability to play match after match with maximum concentration on ourselves. Agrigento is a team that is doing well, the latest results confirm this. They are offering high-level basketball, with a system that allows the characteristics of the individual players to best express themselves. It is a demanding away match and the best version of it is needed ourselves to achieve the result. The key to understanding is watching the five matches in two weeks, the ability to reset between one commitment and another and therefore to prepare in the very short time available. Resistance and resilience, especially mental, because the they require time and the calendar. The mental aspect will be absolutely decisive in facing every single match and the sum of the individual matches will determine the final result.”
As the Granata coach says, therefore, it is better to look at your own home. Winning, in fact, would allow you to get closer to the finish line without expecting gifts from anyone. Starting with the match in Agrigento, a team (with 22 points) almost out of contention, but still very much alive. Moncada Energy, in fact, won 3 games out of 5 in this dramatic final part of the season. The next one will be the fourth meeting of the season with the Granata, in the other three the balance is 2-1 for Toro, who won in Sicily in the Super Cup and in April in Lecce in the “clock” phase, while they lost at home a few weeks ago in the first leg of the poule. Fortitudo di Sicilia has improved a lot with Damiano Pilot’s return to the bench at the end of March and will want to play until the arithmetic. In the Valley of the Temples, therefore, Nardò will have no discounts and will have to do the feat, presumably taking up the script of competitiveness, attention and clarity with which he faced and beat Cento last Sunday.
Agrigento-Nardò, therefore, will be played on Sunday 26 May at the Palamoncada in Porto Empedocle. Tap-off at 6pm. The referees appointed for the match are Marco Rudellat from Nuoro (Nu) and Matteo Roiaz from Muggia (Ts). There is still no confirmation on the appointment of the third referee. The live streaming of the match, as always, will be available to subscribers on LNP Pass.
