Sella, don't trust Cantù's crisis: "We'll have to physically withstand the shock"

Cento and Cantù on the field tomorrow Baltur Arena (18 pm), both to break the crisis. A little longer and also noisier that of the Brianza team, dry for four rounds and slipped from the throne of the A2 Series, to the detriment of the trio Udine, Rimini and Cividale. Shorter but equally impactful instead that of Sella, again in a nosedive after the internal stop with Rieti and the even more heavy one in the direct clash in Cremona. In short, winning would help to take away a lot of worries for both teams. Undeniably there is a favorite for this challenge, and also clearly, but on the other hand Benedetto has often managed to bring out the best of itself against the so-called big teams at the Baltur Arena, see a month ago against Verona (defeated 83-76) and in November against Brindisi (70-66). Therefore, tomorrow's match could be more open than expected, as long as Cento returns to show its best version. That of two weeks ago in Turin, just to cite an example, the same one also taken into consideration by coach Di Paolantonio, who presents the match against the Lombards in this way.

"We will definitely have to start strong, like we did in Turin – he says –. We know very well that games last 40 minutes, and there have been occasions in which we started well and others less well, but let's never forget that there are also the opponents. However, it will not be enough just to start aggressively, but also to be good at staying in the game for its entire duration, reading and understanding the moments. This is to say that even in Cremona we had started with the right attitude, 16 all with a minute and a half at the end of the first quarter, before making mistakes and collapsing. So we will need both approach and consistency within the game, filing down the mistakes: we know that those are paid for and we must avoid them as much as possible, especially against a team like Cantù".

Sella defeated in the first leg in Desio (85-65) and never in the game: a severe lesson for the red and whites, who from that day onwards have been able to demonstrate that they are a more mature team, even in difficult times. "We will have to be a single unit, us, the club, the fans, to try to accomplish a feat. Thanks to Delfino's return, we can now allow ourselves a better rotation: Carlos is performing in an absolutely positive way, he is able to always raise the level and will be able to help us make the definitive leap in quality. We know that it will be tough, against a team that is aiming for direct promotion and in need of points, so we will have to withstand the shock both physically and mentally".

Giovanni Poggi