Apu, Trapani is back And that super victory comes back to mind

On May 30, the incredible comeback in the quarter-finals of the play-offs. Coach Finetti recalls: “In those 68” I lost a year of life “

UDINE. On Sunday at Carnera Trapani arrives and in the Apu Old Wild West staff there is a jolt. Yes, because the last cross between the Sicilians and the Juventus troops was one of the craziest matches not only of the year, but of the whole basketball history of the APU.

It is May 30, in Trapani the mercury column is already over 30 degrees. Quarter-finals play-off, gold draw: Udine leads 2-1 but the men of president Basciano want to bring the series to the “beautiful”.

In the last quarter the Sicilians stretch, and at +9 with 68 seconds left, it seems done. Basketball, however, is capable of giving unthinkable twists, and the Old Wild West managed to pack a crazy “remuntada” that earned them the pass to the semifinal against Scafati. Carlo Finetti, Matteo Boniciolli’s assistant coach, remembers that game well. “Impossible to forget it, also because it made me lose a year of life”, begins Finetti, while with great professionalism he accesses the database of his computer to reread the actions of that sensational ending.

«Trapani led 81-72 with 1 ‘and 8” from the end. Then there were 3-4 high-level defensive actions of ours, a trademark of then and today. There was a recovered and subsequent dunk by Dominique Johnson, a bomb by Giuri, two free shots by Miller, and an 8-meter triple by “DJ”. On 83-82 with 5 ”from the end they called a timeout with a throw-in. The rest is history: the ball was stolen by Mian, Schina’s counterattack and a lucid assist for Johnson’s tow for overtaking at the edge of the siren ».

A crazy play-off match, when the stake weighs in and throws the heart over the obstacle. «Trapani put us in difficulty throughout the series, he had his own defensive identity and a certain physical size. We controlled them well in the two home races, we let ourselves be surprised in race-3, and in the crazy race-4 we won it with the heart and the desire to surprise that last year’s group had ». Almost six months have passed and several interpreters have changed. Finetti has the task of presenting this new challenge between Udine and Trapani: «The identities of the two teams have not changed.

The team of coach Parente is very physical and is the most foul of the group. We have the same set-up and a strong defensive identity. I expect a physical, “dirty” game, perhaps point to point. To bring her home it will be essential to be able to manage contacts ».

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