Basketball, Virtus Bologna in the Italian cup final: Tortona overwhelmed 90-65

There Segafredo Bolognaa takes his revenge with interest after last year’s ko by annihilating the Bertram Tortona, overwhelmed and never in the game as the final 90-65 can only partially explain. The Bolognese thus access the final of the Frecciarossa Final Eight of the Italian Cupscheduled for tomorrow at the PalaAlpitour in Turin against the winner of Brescia-Pesaro.

Right from the tap-off it seemed clear that the mission of the Bologna-branded bianconeri was to immediately clarify the hierarchies so as not to relive last year’s nightmare, when they lost in the semifinal against Bertram. The test of the team of Scariolo it was impressive for its intensity in both halves, transforming the Piedmontese into a bewildered sparring partner who played like a sack and also sank to -35. In any area of ​​the field, Bologna’s superiority was impressive and above all monolithic, with no cracks or fissures that could question the final result. Hackett (5 and 3 assists), Weems (11) and Teodosic (9, 3 assists and 4 rebounds) arranged the Tortonese defense as they pleased, while in the other half the intensity was an insurmountable wall for the attack opponent: the centimeters of Jaiteh and Shengelia (18 with 7/8 from 2) did the rest.

After the 2-11 start of the game, Scariolo started the rotations off the bench, finding in Belinelli (20 with 4/9 from 3), Pajola and Ojeleye a top notch supporting cast. Tortona woke up in part after the initial blow relying on Filloy (9) Christon (6) and Cain (4) making it up to 4-13: a flash in the night given that two triples by Belinelli and two free throws by Shengelia split the two the game. Even higher in scoring, and with a much higher technical and physical rate, Bologna has never lowered the intensity, especially in the defensive half.

In the second quarter, with Virtus up 26-45, Teodosic returned to the bench visibly angry, partly because of the substitution and partly because of a play by a teammate: a mentality that makes the difference even on +19. As the minutes went by, nothing changed, except for a -16 with a triple from Severini (48-64), promptly nullified in its impact by Tedosic’s reply on the other side. Too much Segafredo for Bertram, which remains an excellent team and a solid collective, which however crumbled against the edges and intensity of Virtus.

VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA-BERTRAM YACHTS TORTONA 90-65
(29-12, 52-33, 73-51)
BOLOGNA: Mannion 2, Belinelli 20, Parola 5, Jaiteh 4, Shengelia 18, Hackett 5, Michey 3, Camara 2, Weems 11, Ojeleye 11, Teodosic 9, Abass. All. Scariolo.
TORTONA: Christon 6, Mortellaro ne, Candi 2, Tavernelli 5, Filloy 9, Severini 6, Harper 19, Daum 8, Cain 4, Macura 6, Filoni ne. All. Ramondino.
REFEREES: Begnis, Bartoli, Borgioni.