Basketball, Milan falls to Trento, Virtus again alone in the lead

Milan and Bologna they stayed together, at the top of the charts, for just one week. The fall of Olimpia in Trento, in fact, separates the two battleships again with the Virtus who passes to Brescia and detaches his rivals. Messina’s quintet sinks into double figures (71-60) before recovering, point by point, the gap in the final sprint. Driven by Mellithe Lombards arrive at -1 (76-75, partial 5-15) with a triple of Luwawu-Cabarrot then they fail, twice, to overtake in the bedlam of the Eagles (77-75). Bologna, on the other hand, has no problems in Brescia. He immediately takes command of the operations and keeps it by thwarting the return attempts of Della Valle and Cobbins for the final 77-88. The match between Treviso and Brindisi also ends in the sprint. Pugliesi very badly in the second quarter (24-10), then they shorten to -1 (69-68). Banks, many mistakes in his game, manages to find the basket of the match. Mascolo loses the ball, then an anti-sportsman 4″ from the end closes the game (75-68). Varese has illusions against Trieste, the double-digit advantage seems to hold up comfortably until the last quarter when the Giuliani come back with a bomb on the Lombards, touching the coup (88-88).An unstoppable player in overtime Ross (27 points and 9 fouls conceded) gives Openjobmetis the victory (104-99). The change of coach (Sakota absent due to Covid, Fucà was on the bench) shakes Reggio Emilia, protagonist of a splendid comeback against Venice (from 72-84 to 89-89).

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It ends not in the first (98-98) but in the second overtime (101-115) with PalaBigi applauding his boys despite the defeat. In Verona, Pesaro beat Tezenis in the final (90-94) at the end of a balanced and hard-fought match. Tortona, instead, in the evening postponement, he strolls in Scafati (38-56 at the interval), then closes 72-91. Finally, beforehand, clear victory for Banco di Sardegna against Gevi Napoli (86-69). Double-double for Jones (28 points and 10 rebounds), by far the man of the match.

SERIE A – RESULTS – 11th MATCH

Banco di Sardegna Sassari – GeVi Naples 86-69

Dolomites Energy Trentino – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 77-75

UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia – Umana Reyer Venice 101-115 (dts)

Openjobmetis Varese – Basketball Trieste 104-99 (dts)

NutriBullet Treviso – Happy Casa Brindisi 75-68

Germani Brescia – Virtus Segafredo Bologna 77-89

Tezenis Verona – Carpegna Ham Pesaro 90-94

Givova Scafati – Bertram Yachts Tortona 72-91