Having found itself short both horizontally (three players out and Aradori still behind) and vertically (without Cusin and Menalo the only possible change of the big men becomes, in addition to the wavering Battistini, Matteo Fantinelli…), the Fortitude returns to the field starting a series of matches with top teams or that should have been top teams after being violated for the first time since Caja’s return and having discovered that the magic touch is not enough to overturn everything that had been before. Why Piacenza did badly not so much because the opponent was not top-notch – but the recent results say that there are traps everywhere here – but because the same problems of the past management were revisited. That is, a team that is firm in attack and not always attentive in defense; there was a week without matches to work on, we will have to see what has changed.
And, above all, remember all that rigmarole that we have known since August: the road is long, there is time, perhaps by now the first place is completely gone with Rimini which never loses and Cantù which has strengthened. Maybe let’s pretend nothing happened and get going, right?
Forli‘, Therefore. Among the favorites of the championship, but with an up and down start that led to 9 wins and 6 losses, even if they arrive in Bologna with 3 consecutive victories. The problem so far has been the absence of Dawson, a winger who has been out for two months and who only recently started working in the gym again. The former Tortona Tavernelli is in charge, one of the many market rumors for last year’s Fortitudo, while the other foreigner, on guard, is Harper (13 on average). Another 13 come from guard Perkovic, taken to make up for Dawson’s absence, while in the area there are the Italians Gaspardo and Del Chiaro. Experienced team, as in the ropes of coach Antimo Martino who we know well here, and curiosity about the return to the Paladozza of the former Cinciarini after last season’s clash with Freeman. 6.5 and 20% from 3 so far for the 41-year-old.
The game will be played on Saturday at Paladozza, 8.30pm, live on LNP Pass and Radio San Luchino.
