Bologna –
21 points with 9/13, 4 assists and a fierce defense, Cordinier was the team’s dragger and MVP of the match, these are his statements at the end of the game to DAZN: “I think the spirit we need to get closer to is definitely the second half. We just have to be more consistent for the whole 40′. But I am very proud of the resilience we showed throughout the game. It was a tough match, as a match worth the first position must be. We lost to them in the first leg, so it was very important for us to compete and win this game in front of our fans, we were happy we did it and the way we approached the second half. I want to say a big thank you to Pajola. Pajola was great again today. He set the tone defensively, made some incredible steals that allowed us to get easy baskets on offense. And then after the team regained confidence, the flow of the offense allowed us to be even more aggressive on defense. So once again it was Pajo who set the tone once again.”
Another protagonist of the evening Alessandro Pajola, the Virtus playmaker was fundamental at the start of the third quarter to give Brescia the first push and turn the inertia of the game. These are his statements to DAZN: “We had to improve in many aspects, especially from the point of view of concentration and aggressiveness, catching loose balls, fighting on every ball and that’s what we tried to do in the second half and we did it well, managing to prevail over our opponents.”
There was also Daniel Hackett’s signature in the win over Brescia. Triples and defense, in Segafredo’s reversal of contention. These are his words to the microphones of Virtus Segafredo Podcast: “This is an important moment of our season, after Belgrade we looked at each other in the face and now with great character we are coming out of that difficult moment, we fight and defend. Of course winning helps the locker room. What did we say to each other at halftime? The 53 points we conceded in the first half was too many, in the third half we changed, playing with a different face and it showed. Now? We have to stay focused on ourselves, no matter who is in front of us, we have to play always with great humility and seriousness.”
