Bologna –
Allianz Geas Sesto San Giovanni vs Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Tip-off tomorrow, Saturday, April 22, 8:30 p.m., at Palacarzaniga (Mi).
LBF TV
Referees: Salustri , Almerigogna , Corrias
These are the statements of coach Giampiero Ticchi: “Tomorrow we will meet Geas in Game 2 after taking home the first game, I think more for defensive than offensive merits. We will definitely have to repeat a similar performance, being careful not to allow them to play with enthusiasm in front of their own audience.
We looked at how to maintain our rhythm on offense because their systematic change of defense is very difficult to deal with, so we will try to practice our adjustments so as not to repeat the mistakes of Game 1.
We have to prevent from the beginning that they can take major advantages from the start, in front of their audience, as happened in Game 1 and be present in rebounding: that will be the turning point of the series.”
This is Beatrice Del Pero’s analysis of the match: “Geas proved to be a great team capable of putting us in trouble so we will have to start strong as they did in the first minutes with us, showing themselves to be aggressive right away something that we were not able to put on the court immediately. Our goal remains to win the series so we will definitely have to win tomorrow.
The key? I think to win you have to believe in yourself first. When you get to this point in the season you have to focus and build on the certainties that have accompanied you throughout the season and make the most of them: believing in your own work is the best thing because when you get to this point in the championship you have to reap the benefits of your hard work.”