A little step back, to a week ago, as if it were a “warning”. After the crash in Verona and the thunderbolts thrown by the president of Vigevano, Martino Spaccasassi, the team from Pavia faced Cantù at home and won. History seems to repeat itself: after Forlì’s heavy knockout in Udine, this time coach Antimo Martino, coach of the Romagna team, burst out against his players. What will have to change, this time, is the last part of the story, since tonight Cantù will play in Forlì. The goal? It’s telling a different ending. In short, Cantù finds itself facing for the second time a team that came out badly from the previous round and was the victim of public tirades. Which has led – and will lead this time too, it is to be believed – a reaction.
And Forlì, today at 6pm at the Unieuro Arena, will not be the softest opponent, although the Romagna team’s championship so far has not been very exciting, with 6 victories and 5 defeats. But at home the team is performing well, as pointed out by Nicola Brienza, coach of a Cantù team fresh from the match against Fortitudo Bologna.
«They come from a bad defeat in Udine and, as we have already experienced first-hand in Vigevano, we will find a team that will be hungry and desire redemption. We expect a match of great intensity. Us? We come from a good performance at home, but at the same time also from two very similar defeats away: we have analyzed the problems and want to eliminate them as much as possible. In both cases we were able to play for the victory until the last minutes, but a little more step is needed.”
At the Unieuro Arena, Forlì often gives its best: «At home it has only lost once, a particular and tight match against Livorno. They had a few missed passes away, but it’s a team that also had problems, starting with the absence of an American.”
