Basketball Serie B: but the best Santiago must be found again. Adamant, a vital success to keep up with the two leaders

It was really needed, the victory of Adamant in Mantua, to react immediately to the defeat of Iseo and not lose further ground on the two leaders Monfalcone and Pordenone, tailed by Benedetto's boys who from now until the end of the play-in will play three games out of five at the Bondi Arena. The trip to the Stings' lair said that Ferrara was able to win despite not shining and running into a few blackouts over the forty minutes, but in the final - when the ball was hottest - here comes the 11-0 break signed by Marchini and Santiago to turn a challenge that was getting tangled. The Argentine has been under the magnifying glass for some time for some below par performances, but the trust of the staff and teammates has never been lacking, and even on Sunday Santiago responded present in the final with three fundamental baskets that erased the first thirty impalpable minutes. The feeling is that the boy doesn't need much to turn things around, given his talent and ballistic qualities, Benedetto and the staff are pampering him to get him to the playoffs at his best when his contribution will be needed even more.

Let's not forget that for Ramiro this is the first experience in Europe, the boy has never failed to give his all and deserves everyone's trust also for his availability off the court, not always easy to find in a foreigner. To underline, once again, the leadership of Marchini, capable of taking the team on his shoulders in the most complicated moment and scoring very important baskets to unblock a white and blue attack that at times was not exactly fluid. Now, as we said, three games of the last five in front of the home crowd of the Bondi Arena: on Sunday Pizzighettone will arrive, who sold their skin dearly against Pordenone taking the Friulians to double overtime and complaining about unfortunate episodes in the final, then Sangiorgese on Saturday 12 April and Iseo on Sunday 27. In between the away games in Gardone (6 April) and Milan (16 April), with the aim of taking full points and hoping for some missteps from the first two to climb at least one position in the standings.

Jacopo Cavallini