At 12 at Palaserradimigni the test against the fourth force of the championship can make us understand the real possibilities of the Sassari team
Giovanni Dessole
January 16, 2022
SASSARI. A great little classic Dinamo-Trento. A saga that began as a sympathy challenge cultivated with third-time strokes – ask Forray – and then became the emblem of the “replacement” within the elite of Italian basketball, playoff challenge, expected match in the scudetto flavor. It will be played today at 12 at PalaSerradimigni, live on the discovery + platform. It is played for the last round. It is played for the 21st time between the regular season and the playoffs. L’Aquila is currently the fourth force in League A paired at 16 points in the company of Trieste and 10 points away from the hare on the run in Milan.
Banco di Sardegna – fresh from the good success at Fortitudo – is instead a tenant on the right side of the standings: 11th at 12 points in the company of Brescia, Treviso and Reggio. The ascent of the island passes through Trento, as well as – ask the “regaz” Devecchi and Chessa – for the playoff challenge in Trento (game 2 of the series) he passed the climb to the first historic Dinamo championship.
The Dolomites arrive at the appointment after the double knockout with Partizan Belgrade and Venice. Sassari, as mentioned, beat the F at home in the recovery, redeeming the slip of Cremona. A cross between two of the League’s most experienced coaches, Bucchi and Molin, “colleagues” also in the national team. Logan clearly sees 1500, Saunders absent from the Juventus roster while the USA Reynolds and Bradford are back, absent in the latest Trentino outings due to Covid protocol. Gandini and Gentile from Sassari were formerly on duty.
This is how Piero Bucchi sees it: «It will be a conclusive test – says the coach of Banco di Sardegna Sassari -, we face a team that has defined hierarchies, very physical and that defends a lot. A difficult match. We must have an intense and aggressive attitude right away, we must be able to equalize their energy to try to win. Bendzius? A player that I have always liked very much, I tried to put him in the game and always make him participate, especially in attack. He is a golden boy. But I had already liked Robinson in Rome: he is also going beyond what I expected ».
In the previous 21, 12 wins for Trento and 9 for Dinamo. Last year one victory for each side, again for the home team: in the first leg a great performance and a 92-78 home victory for Trento, driven by an excellent Victor Sanders; at PalaSerradimigni instead Bilan and his associates slowed down the then winning playoff race of L’Aquila with a success 94-78 which remains the last precedent of the challenge.
