The tragic news comes from Bologna during the second quarter. Fan dies, the curve in silence. Caja: "Our thoughts go to him"

A sudden and deafening silence, coming from those who are usually the fire in the stands of Italian sports halls. And the nourishment of those who take to the field every Sunday and who certainly have not remained indifferent to the calm of the slice of white and blue fans. The Lions' den he actually stopped singing in the second quarter after receiving the news that a boy from the 1932 group died in Bologna in the afternoon. "First of all we want to dedicate a thought after the sad news that reached us at the end of the game – says coach Attilio Caja – of the passing of a fan of the 1932 group. It was a sad day and we want to convey a thought from us and the club for this loss. It is a great disappointment, especially because our groups always assist us and we are close and in solidarity with them. We are united for the sad news".

Then a look at what was seen on the pitch after the first defeat after the victories against Cento and Rieti. A defeat in which Gabriel's return was not matched by a positive performance by Freeman. "Congratulations to Avellino, after a good start where we managed to do our thing, we slowed down in attack from the second quarter. And in the second half, despite some good performances coming off the bench, we paid a heavy price for Freeman's extremely negative day. He should be an American and unfortunately he didn't help us today".

Aradori's defeat, Cusin's flashes to make up for Freeman's lack of performance. "Although Cusin played a great game, who at 40 years old was on the court for 23 quality minutes, we were missing an important piece. To which we must add the absence of Aradori after 10' due to a physical problem. We fell apart and then we were good at getting back on track in the final minutes, even with a shot to try to overtake". Finally Gabriel's return, concludes the coach. "Fantinelli, Panni, Mian, Cusin and Gabriel fought and reacted to the bad day that had loomed. After that, the positive aspect is Gabriel's return after two and a half months: he showed that he is a high-level player and played a good game. Together with Lewis and Earlington they showed quality basketball".