Experience and charisma for the Bakery: the point guard is taken Marco Venuto. This was announced by the Piacenza company in a note. Below is the complete press release.
A lot of experience and energy, Bakery Basket Piacenza compensates for Davide Bonacini’s heavy injury with an experienced and character Playmaker, well known for the category. In the control room, the red and white club chose Marco Venuto, a well-traveled winger with an excellent vision of the game, a great defender and above all a leader of great character. Thirty-five years old, 190 cm by 80 kg, Friulian athlete born in the province of Udine. Marco Venuto comes from the ambitious team of Blu Basket Treviglio (an opponent just faced last day in the home match that saw Davide Bonacini’s injury) where he achieves 47% from 2 points to and over 25% from three points.
Marco previously comes from a two-year period spent at Basketball Ravenna, in A2, where he averaged 4.14 points and 1.91 assists in the regular season in 2020/21, 5.4 points and 2.6 assists in the debut playoff . His career began in the youth teams of Snaidero Udine, where he signed his first professional contract in A1. The Friulian player was for many times a formidable opponent of the red and white team as in 2018/2019 when he played with Fortitudo Bologna (A2), where he closed the season with 30 games played in the regular season, 3.9 points / average with 41% of 2 points, 39% from 3 points and 88% to free, an Italian Super Cup with an average of 10 points between semifinal and final.
Marco Venuto comments on his arrival in Piacenza as follows: “I am very happy to wear the red and white jersey, the Bakery is a company that has been living the world of basketball for years with excellent results. This family has the passion inside and it is a fundamental aspect that you immediately notice when you arrive in this company. I will bring my enthusiasm, my experience and my desire to win to try to reach the goal that the company has set itself. I have already spoken to coach Campanella, he is a very determined man, he has very clear ideas and he knows we can do well. I saw a team that works hard, they are working well, there are all the credentials to achieve the results they expect from us “.
Coach Campanella comments on the new signing for the Piacentina club: “I am pleased that a player with the background and experience of Marco Venuto has embraced our cause. Undoubtedly he will bring us personality, character, leadership and a defensive dimension of the highest level. Both he and Bonacini felt very, very motivated. We have all the credentials to be able to reach our seasonal goal “.
