Basketball, in Regional Division 2, rearguard derby between CUS Pisa and Piombino

Pisa, 21 March 2025 – Tenth day of the return round, in group A of the championship Regional Division 2, under the banner of the rearguard challenge between Cosmocare CUS Pisa and Basketball Piombino, scheduled Sunday 20,30 al PalaCus of Via Chiarugi, a real play-off to avoid the last position in the standings, occupied by the home team, with the guests just two points above. The GMV, fresh from the postponement due to bad weather of the planned derby at the home of IES, Saturday 20,30 a Ghezzano and Bellaria Pontedera, with which it is necessary to win to maintain the chances of reaching the play-offs. Instead, the away team plays IES, on the field of Versilia, looking for a success that could be very important to avoid the play-offs.

GMV – Coming from the top play-off, in the Rosignano postponement, lost by one basket after having dominated the first quarter and fought on equal terms for the entire match, coach Cinzia Piazza, assisted by Daniele Meschinelli, is now fourth, with one game in hand, in a group of seven teams fighting for the first four places valid for the play-offs. With five games left in the regular season, the biancoverdi need to capitalize on the derby with Bellaria Pontedera, who performed well against league leaders Valdera, losing by only 4 points, while waiting for the matches against Volterra away and Liburnia at home, real play-offs at the top.

IES PISA – The quintet of Paolo Campani, assisted by Maurice Black e Federico Marazzato, ninth in the standings, is 4 points away from the quicksand of the play-outs, from which it hopes to stay away, to gain a comfortable salvation. Forced to postpone the derby with GMV, the biancoceleste team has the chance to gain mathematical salvation in the next two games with Versilia and Cosmocare CUS Pisa.

COSMOCARE CUS PISA – With the championship almost over, the university team, last with only two victories, dating back to last year, has a unique opportunity to get back to scoring points and face the inevitable play-outs at the end of the season with the highest morale. Coach's team Zeno Bizzarri, coming from two defeats against the battleships Chimenti Livorno and Dinamo Rosignano, faces a Piombino far from unbeatable, but having largely won the first leg.