Great reaction for Angri, who beats Basket School Messina 88-76. Consolidated third place for coach Chiavazzo’s boys, at the end of a particular week between elements of the Next Generation and new arrivals. The great heart of the Condors is seen again, against a very well organized opponent. Martinez and Milojevic were leaders with 30 and 24 points. Behind them Valle, who scores 15 but Makic’s great debut is worth mentioning. The calendar then put the grey-reds in front of the midweek round which closed the first round. Angri wins (64-100), showing off a great performance, the derby against their cousins from Antoniana. A sparkling recovery for coach Francesco Chiavazzo’s boys, who close the first part of the season close to the two pacesetters Viola Reggio Calabria and Svincolati Milazzo. Superlative, on both sides of the pitch, Valle (18), followed by Milojevic (11), Bonanni (11) and Malkic (19). Also to be applauded are the young Borciu (11) and Mastrototaro (12), protagonists of the attack that broke the legs of the abates of Aldo and Vincenzo Festinese (father on the bench, son on the pitch with 9 points). Standing ovation in Casalnuovo for the Condors, who will return to the pitch on Sunday for the first match back at PalaGalvani against Catanzaro at 6pm.
“The real satisfaction, in last Sunday’s victory against Messina, was seeing these guys fight together, support each other and sacrifice themselves. The victory was a consequence of the work we do every day to make this group calm, but competitive and fierce. Same speech for the derby where we also had little time to prepare – comments Valerio Russo, Grigiorosso assistant coach – We knew that Antoniana was a team capable of imposing itself even against strong opponents, we were good at neutralizing their strengths. Now a few hours to enjoy the victory and we were immediately ready to focus on Sunday evening’s match. I expect a mature match from us, aware of who we are and how to face the match. We will need strong nerves and attention to detail to win as we did in the derby.”
