Dell'Uomo and Trapani rule Sant'Antimo in the final. Fabo scores the playoff blow

Malvina 74 Fabo 79

MALVIN SANT'ANTIMO: Lucas 9, Jurcek 4, Rota 9, Ruggiero 6, Lenti 15; Mehmedoviq 15, Spizzichini 8, Berra 8, Cannavina none, Castaldo none, Spernanzoni none, Di Gregorio none. Coach Gandini.

FABO MONTECATINI: Trapani 13, Kupstas 10, Chiera 19, Arrigoni 8, Sgobba 8, Paesano 10, Dell'Uomo 9, Giannozzi 2, Natali, Benites n/a, Aminti n/a. Coach Barsotti.

Referees: Spessot and Zuccolo.

Partial: 26-17, 44-31, 59-56.

The classic two-faced game rewards this time the Fabo that Casalnuovo of Naples overturns 74-79 the Malvin Sant'Antimo and takes two essential points in the chase for sixth place.

The news. The Herons start strong, especially Emanuele Trapani, who scores a 5-0 partial all his own. Slowly but surely, however, the Campanians take the stage and after the exchange from behind the arc between Lucas and Sgobba, Sant'Antimo records the first lead: 8 points scored by the Rota-Berra duo are worth 18-10 in favor of the locals. Paesano from below manages only for a moment to stem the white and blue tide, there is something wrong with the defensive mechanisms of Montecatini and the 26 points conceded in the initial 10' are the litmus test of the difficulties of the thermals. Things do not improve in the second quarter: Fabo continues to suffer baskets from every type of situation, in one-on-one at the hands of Lucas and Spizzichini, but also from below with Ruggiero and above all Lenti, the first to reach the personal double figure in terms of points scored. On the other hand, it is difficult to reach 10 points overall: the shooting percentages of the thermals are not flattering, only the return to the field towards the end of the period of Arrigoni gives a bit of a boost to the attack of the Herons, but the plate still cries for Montecatini, who sees the Neapolitans escape at the long break (44-31).

The face of the Herons and the game completely changes in the second twenty minutes: the Barsotti defense roars again and the men in red and blue straighten their aim at shooting, a mix that allows Fabo to climb back up and get back to -4. The new Malvin lead, facilitated by Ruggiero, is also the last of the evening: the rain of triples that the Herons send to the target between the third and fourth quarters transforms the contest into a point-to-point duel, in which the guests manage to prevail thanks once again to the coolness from behind the arc of their key men: Dell'Uomo and Trapani do not tremble and with their bombs they secure a match that seemed lost.

Filippo Palazzoni