Hafro hosts Fassa A Ladin derby with an obligation to win

Fundamental challenge at the Olimpico the Squirrels must not fail to revive the season. Riccardo Lacedelli convinced “One of the last opportunities”

CORTINA

A Ladin derby that is worth a lot. A fundamental match for the Cortina season the one staged tonight at the Olimpico (8.30 pm): the challenge between the hosts of Hafro and Fassa. For the Ampezzo players, a defeat would minimize the chances of qualifying for the semifinals of the Italian championship, the first goal of the season. On the contrary, the three points would allow the team of coach Machacka to get back in the running for a place in the best 4 Italians and would help to get back on top in the Alps.

The biancocelesti players know that today they cannot afford a false step. After the victory in Klagenfurt on Thursday, which ended the losing streak, it is time to give continuity to performance and results. “It will be a fundamental match”, comments the Ampezzo striker Riccardo Lacedelli in no uncertain terms, “it is one of the last opportunities to get back into the championship fight and we can’t go wrong.” Fassa is last in the Italian championship standings and in Alps they scored 15 points. The Falcons, already defeated 4-2 in the first leg by Cortina, won on Thursday scoring 7 goals at Kitzbuhel. For today’s commitment, Hafro will still have to do without the injured Adami, Alverà and Colli while there still seem to be problems for the visa of the new foreigner Joe Basaraba. The race will be broadcast in paid live streaming on the company’s website while the commentary will be available on Radio Cortina frequencies.

As mentioned, after 5 consecutive defeats, the Ampezzo team defeated Klagenfurt 3-1 away thanks to a brace from Riccardo Lacedelli and a goal from Finucci. «We have achieved an important victory», explains Lacedelli, «which gave us light in a difficult period. It will not be a single result that will give a turning point to this season, now we have to continue working and growing from various points of view ». While the foreigners are struggling in the realization phase, after a difficult start Riki Lacedelli found the ninth goal, becoming the top scorer of the team. «Thursday’s double was especially important for the team», he comments, «from a personal point of view I think my season didn’t start in the best way. At the beginning of the season, I didn’t materialize in front of goal, I had to settle in again after the experience abroad. Now it’s going better, I have to continue like this, working to stay at this pace ».

Linz – Lustenau, Vipiteno – Gherdeina, Merano – Klagenfurt, Kitzbuhel – Bregenzerwald, Zell am See – Salzburg, Cortina Hafro – Fassa.

ALPS. Jesenice 47, Asiago 39, Renon e Lustenau 34, Zell am See 32, Gherdeina 30, Klagenfurt 29, Bregenzerwald 28, Salzburg 27, Merano 23, Cortina Hafro 22, Vipiteno e Kitzbuhel 19, Linz 17, Fassa 15, Feldkirch 8, Vienna 6th

ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. Asiago 21, Gherdeina 15, Merano 13, Renon 14, Cortina Hafro 9, Vipiteno 6, Fassa 0. –