ROSETO DEGLI ABRUZZI – Tenth return round in the Serie B / C championship, with Pallacanestro Roseto which on Sunday (18:00) will be on stage at PalaSojourner against Real Sebastiani Rieti, for what will be the big match of the day.
Biancazzurri returning from two consecutive victories, both at PalaMaggetti, against Civitanova and Jesi, who brought Pastore and his companions back to the top with 40 points, +2 over Rimini. As for the roster, Nikolic and Mraovic are in doubt, while there is little hope of seeing Valerio Amoroso on the parquet.
The first leg match ended with Liofilchem winning 91-68, with 21 points from Amoroso and 11 from Loschi on the other.
In the Rieti house, after a period of ups and downs, it seems that the right balance and the necessary alchemy have been found: 7 consecutive victories, 34 points in the standings and fourth place: the purchase of Maganza and the return of Ndoja have made us change gear to amaranth. Statistics in hand, the Lazio players score an average of 73.9 points per game (against 64.6), with 48% from two, 34 from three and 74% from free throws. They average 36.9 rebounds per game with 14 assists.
Curiosity: there are two great ex of the comparison, both in Rieti tank top: Nicolas Stanic (protagonist from 2012 to 2014 in blue and white) and Marco Contento, one of the architects of salvation in A2 in the 2017/18 season.
Coach Finelli’s starting five includes Nicolas Stanic in the control room, an authentic metronome with 8 points, 3 assists and an excellent 40% in the three-point shot. In the spot of guard there are more than 13 points per game of Marco Contento, one of the strongest external of the whole B, a very dangerous athlete in the open field and deadly in one against one. The third winger is Federico Loschi, vice top scorer of the group with 16.7 points / game, a player capable of lighting up at any moment with a dangerous shot from beyond the arch; under the basket the couple is made up of Klaudio Ndoja, another super experienced athlete with a good offensive attitude, and the newcomer Marco Maganza, 11.7 points and almost 7 rebounds in the three races in the Rieti tank top.
On the bench there is the embarrassment of choice for Finelli: the former Chieti and Rome, Piazza, offers high quality minutes, the under ex Verona, Omar Dieng, is the real wild card, used both from outside and under the planks with Lorenzo Piccin giving breath to the exteriors. The first change of the long is a luxury for the category and responds to the name of Josè Mario Ghersetti, even if it is not 100%; Okiljevic is looking for space while it is to be verified whether he will be from the Tchintcharauli match.
Referees of the match will be Andrea Cassinadri from Bibbiano and Davide Nonna from Saronno – Press office –
