Pistoia's Sacks for Life. The Red and White Column Has Signed a Three-Year Deal. It's the First Piece of the Estra Deal

Pistoia Basketball and Lorenzo Saccaggi continue their journey together. The reconfirmation, which had been in the air for some time, has arrived and 'Sacca' has signed an agreement that will tie him to the red and white club for another three years. In practice, for life. After the farewell, not yet digested, of Gianluca Della Rosa, the first good news regarding the roster arrives and it is not the only one because it is also accompanied by the now imminent reconfirmation, only the official announcement is missing, of Gabriele Benetti.

Saccaggi, born in Massa on August 30, 1992, play-guard, is now part of the history of the Pistoia basketball. The only player ever to have collected two promotions to Serie A (2013 and 2023), record holder of appearances at 278 and second in the top scorers ranking with 2048 points scored. Having arrived in the red and white youth sector in 2008, he made his debut in A2 with this jersey and wore it until 2013. He became a very important player for the category thanks to further experiences in Forlì, Casalpusterlengo, Verona, Siena and Biella before returning to Pistoia in the summer of 2020. In the last two seasons he was a protagonist in the top division with Estra, closing the last championship with 4.6 points in almost 20' on average per game with a record of 16 points scored in the victorious away match in Naples.

Numbers that say a lot but not everything because the attachment to the red and white jersey, the love for this city and its people are not written in statistics but in facts, in the way Saccaggi has always worn and defended these colors, in his feeling of Pistoia as a second home, in the desire to stay here despite everything. Saccaggi, like Della Rosa, has embodied the Pistoia spirit, he has made it his own and has always put it before everything. His reconfirmation for three years is the demonstration of how strong his bond with Pistoia is and how much with him this team can grow and become competitive again.

The same goes for Benetti who has now become a Pistoia native by adoption, feeling this jersey to which he has always given his all. With Saccaggi and Benetti, the club has laid solid foundations on which to build the whole castle that will have to find the right fit. On the Italian front, the trail leading to Antonio Gallo, last year with the Turin jersey, is always very hot, and he seems to be the right profile to replace Saccaggi. As specified by technical director Alberto Martelossi, first they will try to close the Italian department and then find the right Americans, who will fill the roles of winger and center, to complete the roster of the red and white team.

Maurizio Innocenti