Fortitudo vs. Cantù: a decisive challenge to continue dreaming in the playoffs

Fortitudo must win against Cantù to take the series to game four and keep playoff hopes alive.

di FILIPPO MAZZONI
15 May 2025
Fortitudo President Stefano Tedeschi and Coach Attilio Caja (Schicchi)

Fortitudo President Stefano Tedeschi and Coach Attilio Caja (Schicchi)

Winning to continue to hope and dream. Third challenge of the quarter-final series and a confrontation that is worth a season for the Fortitude. At 20,30pm Matteo Fantinelli and his teammates had no other result than victory against a Cantu ahead 2-0 in the series and one step away from the semifinals. Fortitudo must win to take the series to a possible game four, at PalaDozza, Saturday at 20,30:XNUMX p.m. A determined performance is needed from Attilio Caja's boys who, in defense, to tell the truth more in game one than in game two, had excellently contained the offensive forays of Cantù. In attack they had struggled a lot, finding, for continuity and quality, only Pietro Aradori, the main striker. To be able to beat Cantù, try to change the inertia of the series and take it to game four, the same defense is needed and that Aradori can have a counterbalance of equal or almost equal offensive effectiveness, otherwise it is required, as happened at PalaDesio, that in the long run the Brianza team takes the right countermeasures, drying up the attack of the Eagle.

To succeed in this undertaking, the help of the white and blue people will be needed, who will also fill the stadium during this evening's challenge. PalaDozza. Advance sales continue today, but the numbers are already excellent, although it is not surprising given the warmth, passion and support with which the Effe has always been followed by its people.

On the occasion of the playoffs, Fossa, which is organizing a special choreography, has asked all fans to wear a blue shirt for those who will occupy the Calori and Schull sectors and a white shirt instead for those who have purchased tickets for the Graziano and Azzarita sectors.

In terms of formation, it should be the same as game two. Luca Vencato is not recovering as Fortitudo announced yesterday. Further diagnostic tests, following the persistence of the painful symptoms he suffered during the game with Pesaro, have highlighted a lesion to the left popliteus muscle, with the playmaker continuing with the therapies already set and with further checks that will be performed next week.

It is obvious that with Vencato's absence, Gherardo Sabatini will still be among the 10 seniors on the scoresheet and who knows, after being on the scoresheet, but without playing, in game two this time the Bologna playmaker might not be able to give the team a hand in some parts of the game.

Compared to Desio, a much better performance is needed from some players, such as Mian and Freeman who were missing.

Race direction entrusted to Attard, Perocco and Morassutti. Live streaming on Lnp Pass, radio on Sanluchino and audio commentary on Canale 88.

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