Bologna, 15 January 2022 – Three advances to Saturday in fourteenth round of the regular season of Serie A basketball. Virtus Bologna sweeps away Treviso on its parquet while Varese is reborn and rekindles the chances of salvation. Another Tortona masterpiece that leaves no way out for Vanoli Cremona. Convenient success – the third in a week between Italy and Eurocup – for the team led on the bench by Sergio Scariolo which overwhelms the Nutribullet Treviso for 84-66 dragged by the 17 points of Marco Belinelli and confirms itself as the direct chaser in the standings of the leaders Ax Armani Milano. The Treviso players pay the price of a first fraction in which they find themselves unprepared in the face of Weems’ triple discharge (4) and the inability to react in attack. For the Italian Champions it all becomes so easy by already digging sixteen margin points at the sound of the first siren (29-13). The gap will widen up to + 28 of the third fraction. In the Venetian ranks the 15 points of Giordano Bortolani are useless. Good first for coach Johan Roijakkers at home Openjobmetis Varese who returns to celebrate a victory by overcoming the Umana Reyer Venezia 76-68 at home. The Lombards, last in the rankings, return to move the ranking two months after the last time when Tortona surrendered on 20 November. Mvp is Marcus Keene author of 27 points seasoned by a 6/8 from long distance and star of the comeback that took place in the fourth period. On the lagoon shore, four double-digit players are not enough to avoid a defeat – thirteen points ahead – which jeopardizes the presence in the Italian Cup having to deal with Sassari and Brescia ready to hook it.
Tortona in history
Tortona writes another memorable page of history celebrating the qualification for the next Italian Cup Final Eight thanks to the home success obtained against Vanoli Cremona for 97-92. Coach Ramondino recovers Jalen Cannon and the start of the match is all the prerogative of his team that builds five points away with the 15-10 signed by Cain’s dunk on Daum’s assist. The guests manage to stay in the wake with Pecchia who first reduces the disadvantage to just two lengths before finding the free throw that is worth the advantage at 13 ‘of play (30-31). Tortona suffers the blow in the second fraction accumulating six points late (39-45) with Trinkle promptly canceled, albeit not completely, by the Wright – Cain duo that allows the Lombards to breathe at half time. The music changes when he returns from the locker room with Tortona putting the gears up and escaping in double figures (63-52) again with Cain (he will close at 21 points and 8 rebounds). Vanoli does not give up and will be able to reopen the games by being dragged by Matteo Spagnolo who places two triples supported by Trinkle and Pecchia whose bomb will be worth 81-83 at one hundred and eighty seconds from the final siren. Filloy and Tortona warm hands. Sanders’ three-point game and Macura’s 2/2 from the foul line directs the match in favor of Bertram, among the best eight of the first round.
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