A liquid dream Bertram Trieste Sanders and Macura make the difference

The Giulians are better at the start, then Tortona takes over and rejects any attempt to reopen the game

PESARO

Bertram Tortona’s dream in the Italian Cup continues. The Lions beat Allianz Trieste in the quarter-final and reach the semifinal, which they will play tomorrow evening (duo at 21) against the winner of the Virtus Bologna-Brindisi match, which ended late yesterday evening.

A success that confirms the goodness of the group set up by the Piedmontese company. The bianconeri play with the tranquility of the veterans of the category and do not break down even when the opponent returns to just 5 points behind, continuing instead to produce play. Coach Marco Ramondino has to give up Chris Wright at the last minute due to a calf problem, but his team does not betray him.

Trieste is better at the start

The Giulians start with greater intensity and attention, finding good passages under the basket also thanks to the reactivity to rebound (8-2). At the break of the Allianz the Tortonese respond with two spun bombs (Mascolo and Daum). The match is decidedly lively, because the two teams begin to score with continuity from the painted, while the percentages drop from the arc. However, Bertram continues to pay rebound duty, especially in the attacking zone: there are 7 for Trieste against Tortona’s 2 in the 10 ‘. When Macura finally finds the target from distance, after two mistakes, he scores the draw (21-21). At the start of the second quarter the Piedmontese are definitely “on fire”, placing a 7-0 break that overturns the progress of the match. This time it is the boys of coach Franco Ciani who leave a few too many rebounds to the opponents, who are lethal in the area. From the minute of suspension requested by the Trieste coach, his team reacts and is again perfect parity (30-30 at 15 ‘). Tortona, however, is definitely confident, finds the best solutions in attack, rebounds and reaches +12 (42-30) at 2’22 ”from the siren of the first half.

Tortona does not break down

After the long interval, Trieste also returns to minus 5, but Tortona continues to play with the same ease seen in the second quarter of the game, he does not break down in the slightest and quickly his advantage takes on important proportions, reaching the “ventello” of advantage. Trieste does not collapse, he tries to nibble a few points, but the inertia of the match remains on the side of the Piedmontese, who score with ease and ease in attack, because the Allianz fails to be aggressive at the right point. The final part of the match is only for statistics because Bertram’s victory is now in the safe: the over 90 points scored are a further sign of the excellent shooting night. Tortona closes with an eloquent 66% of 2, which speaks volumes about the confidence in the paint of the Lions. Coach Ramondino can leave room for the very young Lorenzo Baldi: too bad his triple exit, otherwise it would have been the classic icing on a cake already filled with cream. Bertram gives up slightly in the last seconds but the success is crystal clear. In the end it was a big party on the pitch and in the stands, for the fans who arrived in Pesaro with the bus made available by the club of the president Picchi.

Quarter finals: Milan-Sassari 88-68, Trento-Brescia 73-78, Tortona-Trieste 94-82, Virtus Bologna-Brindisi last night. Semifinals. Tomorrow: Milan-Brescia (18.15), Tortona– winning Virtus Bologna-Brindisi (21). –

FRANCO SCABROSETTI