Rimini and Fortitudo: Historic Challenge at PalaDozza on Easter Monday

Rimini and Fortitudo, how many challenges and how many faces have passed along the A14 axis. From the historic PalaFlaminio facility to PalaDozza, but not only that, there have been many challenges that have been played, but also the faces that have traveled the Adriatic in one direction or the other.

Coaches and players have often and willingly moved from Emilia to Romagna and vice versa, contributing with their assists, their rebounds and their points to make the history of Fortitude e Rimini, next opponents, Monday on the day of Easter Monday, PalaDozza, on the penultimate day of the Serie A2 championship.

Alessandro Angeli, Franco Ferroni, Federico Pieri, Daniele Albertazzi, Maurizio Ferro, Andrea Dallamora, Massimo Ruggeri and Carlton Myers, at different times and in different ways, have worn the Rimini and Fortitudo jerseys, contributing to making the history of their respective clubs.

On the bench, it is worth remembering the crossed careers of Alberto Bucci, Mauro Di Vincenzo and John McMillen. Many players, but also many stories and many crossovers that have seen the two realities as protagonists, which with different names have often challenged each other. After many years, the confrontation between Fortitudo and Rimini returned last year and has been revived this year with the growth of coach Dell'Agnello's Rinascita Basket, the current second force in the championship and launched towards being the number one seed in the next playoffs, with the possible advantage of the home tie for all series.

Returning to Fortitudo on the team front, the 'rumors' that Deshawn Freeman was injured have been denied by the facts.

The American center, like his colleague Marco Cusin, who was reported injured, trained regularly with the team yesterday at the PalaZola under the orders of coach Caja.

Pietro Aradori's physical conditions remain to be monitored. The native Lograto winger continues with differentiated work and will be re-evaluated in the next few days when his possible use on Monday evening at Easter Monday against Rimini will be decided.

There will probably be room for Vencato in Livorno, but with a still swollen and painful hand, not in Rimini, even if the playmaker will be re-evaluated on the eve of the match against the Romagnoli.

Fortitudo finally joins in the mourning for the passing of Mario Pinardi, a historic fan, "a season ticket holder for over 40 years and an example of passion, faith and love for the white and blue colours".

The company sent a sincere hug to his son Michele and to all his Fortitudini friends in a press release.