The coach: "The first thought goes to the fan who was immediately helped by Dr. Quadrelli". Caja: "We struggled at the beginning. Then an interesting reaction"

Satisfied with the sixth in a row, but also with how the team resumed a match that did not start in the best way, but was dominated along the way by a Fortitude which defensively crushed Cantu, coach Attilio Caja analyzes last night's victory, the sixth consecutive.

"My first thought goes to the fan who felt ill and who I know has recovered thanks also to the intervention of Dr. Quadrelli – Caja begins –. On the field we didn't have the right initial approach, in fact it took us a while to get going, but when we did it was a great match".

Fortitudo shifted into high gear, completely changing the match in the second half.

"The +21 in the second half against a team like Cantù shows the work that has been done, now we will have to try to play this type of game for the entire 40 minutes and this could give us interesting prospects".

The difference was seen in the mere 20 points conceded in the second half to Brienza's team and the substantial difference in the number of shots captured (27-14) in the second half.

"The thermometer of victory was certainly the rebounds – confirms Caja – then we won more free throws than our opponents, we went to the rim with continuity; some offensive players still have to register but when everyone does their part and fights, you can overcome the problems".

Mian's move on Basile. "We have used Mian as a tactical four in other games too, obviously we wanted to put the four opponents in difficulty knowing Basile's strengths and weaknesses. We succeeded, opening up the area and we were able to carry out our game plan. I am convinced that the good ones should be on the pitch, regardless of their role, not the poor ones or those who are not having a good day".

Among the 5200 spectators of the PalaDozza, also present in the stands were Virtus players Clyburn, Tucker and Holiday.

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