Bologna, 3 October 2021 – Started with the victories in the advances in Treviso and Brindisi, the second day of the Serie A basketball championship continued with the clear successes of the big names who did not betray the expectations: the show of strength of the champions ‘Italy of the Virtus Segafredo Bologna that have overwhelmed 97-56 the Openjobmetis Varese. Starting with an 11-0, the bianconeri never looked back and in the final fraction they gave the coup de grace to the red and white, who managed to sign only 6 points in the juncture, compared to the 25 suffered. The unmistakable signatures of Kevin Hervey, more and more soul of the game by Scariolo and author of 23 points and 11 rebounds, and of Kyle Weems who finished with 19 points and 6 rebounds but above all with a record +48 of plus / minus. Victory on velvet also forArmani AX Milano who had just returned from the coup in the Euroleague against CSKA Moscow and who knocked out Dolomiti Energia Trento with a clear 93-72: the guests started off on the right foot but Milan soon changed the inertia of the match and, after having closed the first half at +15 (47-32) also thanks to the former of the day Shavon Shields (19 points with 50% from two and even 75% from three), she never looked back and led the race without worries.
Well Tortona, Cremona and Reggio Emilia
First seal in Serie A for the freshman Bertram Tortona that fold 79-77 Germani Brescia, which is therefore still without success: the match remained for the whole of the 40 ‘in the bianri dell’equilibria with Amedeo Della Valle as protagonists (21 points) on the Brescia front and Mike Daum (16 points and 10 rebounds) on the Piedmontese one. Just a few seconds from the end, the American signed the +4 of the Bertram who then managed to protect himself from the biancoblu comeback, which finally ran aground on Della Valle’s conclusive error. Everything much simpler, however, for the Vanoli Cremona from David Cournooh (18 points) who overtook Fortitudo Kigili Bologna 94-78, who during the week re-embraced coach Antimo Martino and who showed up for the appointment still without Fantinelli and the starting pivot Groselle. The Bolognese chased Cremona throughout the match without ever giving the impression of being able to catch her again and in the final they suffered a 10-0 that closed the scores. Finally the full score proceeds Unahotels Reggio Emilia who in the postponement defeated the newly promoted GeVi Napoli 102-90: the change of pace of the Emilians – led by Osvaldas Olisevicius (20 points) and Leonardo Candi (16) – arrived in the second half with an overall break of 59-30 (35-20 in the third quarter alone), which left no escape for the Neapolitans, who collapsed under a shower of triples (14 / 25 from the arch to Reggio).
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