Fortitudo Bologna: Aradori shines, but a plan B is needed against Cantù

With only Peter Aradori to act as a buoy on an evening with alarming percentages for his teammates, it is evident that at Fortitude of coaches Attilio Caja something more is needed in Monday's soirée. Without prejudice to the hope of repeating the defensive performance. "Nothing to take away from Cantu – says the coach from Pavia –, who played their game, finding several offensive protagonists unlike us. We managed to mark some players well, but they were good at finding others right away. Unfortunately, however, certain refereeing situations, and I am referring to the whistles against Mian and Gabriel, were important: we need to pay more attention to what happens and not to the reactions".

Aradori was decisive in the first half, with a series of triples that sent the home team into a tailspin and electrified the team. Bologna. But there was no plan B to ensure continuity. "Cantù legitimized the victory, while we were unable to provide an alternative to Aradori. Defensively good things, but at a certain point Aradori, who I want to congratulate, was 50 percent of the team. We trust that those who were missing today can make a contribution on Monday. Panni and Cusin were good things, in general the guys on the bench allowed for good basketball. But overall the percentages of some of us were deficient"

The insufficient performance of the Bologna wingers: this is where Effe will have to build to try to impact the series and arrive at the PalaDozza with a completely different spirit. "Just look at the percentages on our wingers and without putting a cross on anyone, but it was a bad day that made us suffer. The series is still long, we try to play our cards at home in front of our fans. However, it is clear that on an offensive level we must grow".

Giacomo Gelati