A commendable Fortitudo from the point of view of commitment and dedication accomplishes a real feat in Treviso and keeps the hopes of salvation very alive. It is a victory that comes from the heart and it could not be otherwise, with James Feldeine and Pietro Aradori who are on the scoresheet just to stay close to their teammates and with Vasilis Charalampopoulos who gets injured by cutting his right shoulder and still wants to continue playing deserving the “fortitudino” medal of the year the petrol in the tank is what it is, but when fatigue has begun to tarnish the biancoblù game, pride and zone defense bring new energy to the legs and head. With some NBA scouts who have arrived at Palaverde to see Gabriele Procida in action and with the same small forward playing a big game, this performance confirms what has been seen on other occasions: when everything suggests that Effe has the role of sacrificial victim , then the formation trained by Antimo Martino on the field produces a performance above all expectations. At the beginning of the last period Treviso places a 13-0 run that brings the hosts to 65-62, but Fortitudo finds the strength to respond with a new 0-8 (70-75). The Bolognese in defense do not hold up and so between an overtaking and a counter-overtake at 80-80 at 15 ” from the end of the fourth Sims misses the dunk and on the overturning in front of Frazier unsuccessfully tries the victory basket. We go to extra time with the Fortitudo held up by pride and with “Chara” which gives life to a rare 5-point action (82-85), while the Venetians do everything the opposite of what they should do and so they swoop in -7 (83-90). There are 2’45 ” left to play and the Eagle starts playing …
