OfEnrico Schiavina
After a battle until the last second, L’Aquila surrenders to the Sicilians and will not go to Serie A. Caja bids farewell: «Life is made of choices»
The dreams of a moving Fortitudo die only at the last minute. He loses game 4 against Trapani with a score of 58 to 64, at the end of a furious battle and will not go to Serie A, but comes out to the much deserved applause of a deafening PalaDozza. It must give way to a Trapani team that is just a touch stronger, but which trembled for a long time before managing to claim a 3-1 victory in a still beautiful final series. Valerio Antonini, the highly contested patron of Trapani who is present this time, rejoices. receives a predictable, massive dose of insults, but after a few brief turmoil calmed by the security guard he gets what he wanted, the trophy for the winners of the championship, and everyone’s attention. Flats Service fights to the death once again, but the blows that definitively break their dream come from the son of Effe’s vice-president, Amar Alibegovic, best on the pitch, mockery of a proud evening but with a very bitter aftertaste.
Greetings from Caja
It was also the last one in blue and white for Attilio Caja, the coach comes out amidst the chants of the people, but is on his farewell step. «I thank everyone, the public and the fantastic players, the president Tedeschi who gave me this opportunity. Nothing more could have been done, but it was beautiful all the same. You moved me” says the 63-year-old from Pavia. He smiles and hugs everyone, it’s a bit of a game of tell me he’s going away without telling me you’re going away. But there are no longer any doubts: despite the two-year deal, the amazing year, and the will of the club which would have wanted everything except this abrupt separation, the story is over. «Life is made of choices» he confides, his is now clear, even if we continue to ask ourselves why.
The Fossa’s greeting
Alberto Conti plays Aradori and scores 20 very heavy points but I can’t do enough, how a new, furious initial assault is not enough, 16-8 the maximum advantage of an Effe who was ahead for most of the second with good plays, but only 1/9 from three. Trapani has its first lead in the 18th minute, dragged by Amar. Teo’s son has 16 of his 30 points at halftime, he suffers a bit at the change of ends, a few meters from where his father (and his older brother Mirza) sits, but will come out of the match-winner. When everything already seems to be taking a bad turn, a wild third quarter starts, even at -7, Flats has a wonderful reaction, then two great triples from Amar make it 48-55 but it’s not over yet. Bolpin scores his first basket of the evening and Conti equalizes at 57 with 1’38” to go, stunning. Then two free throws from Marini, Freeman makes a mistake and Imbrò decides it, from nine meters to -40″. Curtain, the Fossa offers a huge “Thank you guys”, and it’s a good thing.
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June 9, 2024 (changed June 10, 2024 | 01:24)
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