Seville will be the scene of the last match for Silbö San Pablo Burgos before the break for the FIBA window in November. The team led by Bruno Savignani will visit Real Betis Baloncesto, this Sunday, starting at 12:30 p.m., at the San Pablo Municipal Sports Palace, in a new match against a direct rival at the top of the classification.
The Castilians remain undefeated in the leadership of Primera FEB, with a balance of seven victories and no defeats, an impeccable track record that gives them security in the work they are carrying out. “More than the question of undefeated or not undefeated, it is about trying to win a match against a direct opponent at home, which will be an important step to give us more and more confidence and more solidity at work,” said Bruno Savignani in the prior.
The Brazilian coach analyzed the contribution of his pupils in the absence of Luke Fischer due to injury: “When there is a significant loss, not only the two players in the position have to take a step forward, but the entire team must contribute a little. further”. Likewise, Savignani spoke of the good work of Gyorgy Golomán and Emmanuel Wembi to fill these tasks: “Both have responded very well. I had no doubt that this was going to happen. They work very well. They are two players with different qualities from each other and the group trusts them a lot. “That is noticeable on a day-to-day basis.”
Regarding the recovery from Fischer’s injury, the coach pointed out: “He continues with his natural evolution of the injury he has had. Little by little he is starting to do some things. I think it will be very difficult for him to arrive, above all, with the ability to help us face a tough game against a very strong opponent.”
Real Betis Baloncesto, a squad with experience at the highest level
At the beginning of this eighth day, Real Betis Baloncesto was in fifth position in the table, with a balance of five wins and two losses. The team led by Gonzalo García de Vitoria has just added a victory in its Spanish Cup commitment, which came after last weekend’s Primera FEB defeat against Movistar Estudiantes (86-82). With five players in double digits of rating, the most notable for the Beticos in Madrid were point guard Aleksandar Cvetković (15 points and 18 rating credits) and power forward Álex Suárez (13 points and 18 rating credits).
Tomorrow’s duel will be a reunion for many of the members of both teams. Up to four former San Pablo Burgos players will wear green and white this Sunday: Alex Renfroe, Vítor Benite, Dino Radoncic and Jonathan Kasibabu; while Pablo Almazán, Emmanuel Wembi and Luke Fischer, as well as coach Bruno Savignani, will face an Andalusian team with which they share a past. Of the Real Betis Baloncesto squad, the contribution at this start of the season of Benite, the ninth highest scorer in the Primera FEB (14 points per game), and two players among the best assistants stand out: Renfroe, the third most outstanding ( 4.86 average basket passes), and Cvetković, the sixth best (4.29 average assists).
Globally, they are the third team with the most assists, tied with Flexicar Fuenlabrada in this statistic, thanks to their 16.4 basket passes per game. The Silbö San Pablo Burgos coach will face the last team he coached before arriving at the Coliseum, a situation about which he acknowledged: “I have affection for the people there. They have always treated me very well, although it was a complicated season with a not very easy start.” However, Savignani stressed: “Right now, I only think about ourselves, about being ready and preparing the team in the best possible way to face a tough match, where we know that we have to be very focused and fine to achieve an important result.”
Among the keys to achieving victory away from home, the coach referred to the Andalusians’ external performance: “We have to try to reduce their dangerousness, either by reducing the volume or making the shots more difficult.” Another of the bases of work to return with a positive result will be intensity, an aspect that Bruno Savignani explained: “We have to differentiate ourselves with intensity. Because we have a long and very balanced squad, each player, in every second they step on the court, must give their maximum and when I talk about maximum it is intensity.”
. The Burgos coach stressed: “Intensity is surely the key to this match. We have to be aware of this. The team that manages to maintain high intensity for the most minutes will come out with a big advantage.” With this in mind, Silbö San Pablo Burgos will face Real Betis Baloncesto, this Sunday, at 12:30 p.m., at the San Pablo Municipal Sports Palace.
