Faenza, last call. Blacks with their backs to the wall. Must beat Roseto

Last dance at PalaCattani? The answer will come after the third challenge of the playoff quarterfinals between Blacks and Liofilchem ​​Roseto that will be played at 20.30:2 on the Faenza parquet, with the Rosetani ahead 0-36 and with the first match ball to close the series and qualify for the semifinal. A result that would end the season of the Faenza team. The Raggisolaris start as underdogs, as seen in the first two games, but the strength of their opponents, who have a track record of 42 victories in 15 games between the championship, Super Cup, Italian Cup and playoffs, will make the team enter the field serene and calm, on the wings of the positive performance of Tuesday where a -39 arrived that showed how the -1 of game 3 was also the result of a historic day. With a win, the Blacks would qualify for game 20, scheduled for Sunday at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. at the PalaCattani, and it would be a happy ending to a season where, due to injuries, bad luck and clearly demerits, Vico and his teammates have achieved less than they deserved.

"I'm happy with how we played on Tuesday - coach Luigi Gartelli emphasizes - because we did many things that we had prepared and it's a sign that the team wanted to get back into the game to redeem themselves after the first game. With this confidence we go to game 3 where we will have the push of our fans to give us an extra boost. We played very solidly right from the start and this is the attitude that we will have to show on the field today too. We will have to be careful to withstand the shock when Roseto raises the pace and to limit the ups and downs, because as soon as we dropped they punished us, and it's confirmation of the strength of our opponents. Let's go on the field calmly and play at our best". The entire roster will be available to the coach, while Roseto will still have to do without Traini.

Tickets can be purchased from 10 am to 14 pm at the headquarters in via Nazario Sauro or online at LiveTicket. This evening the PalaCattani ticket offices will be closed for public order reasons, given the precedents of last season, when the Roseto fans exploded a firecracker inside the Faenza sports hall and caused a lot of damage to the plexiglass.

Luca Del Favero