Race 3 tonight in Ferentino. Coach Ramondino asks the team fewer mistakes in defense to do better in attack. Ambrosin disappeared from the rotations
TORTONA
Inaccuracy in the free, inferiority to rebound, Ambrosin recovered for the rotations. Three nodes that Bertram Tortona must solve in view of game 3 tonight at 20 in Ferentino (the PalaAvenali of Rome is not approved for the semi-finals of A2) against the Atlante Eurobasket (series 1-1). Against a bold and courageous team like Rome, which does not give up playing its basketball (even if it lacks the strong American Gallinat), already one step away from winning in Game 1, the percentage from the line becomes fundamental. With 59% (13/22) Tortona can’t think of winning a series where episodes count tremendously. Rome with 75% and the coldness of Viglianisi and Olasewere, won race 2 at PalaOltrepo with tenacity after an extra time.
«Roma played two games with great presence and toughness, we played an excellent second half but with these percentages in the free throws it is tough. Eurobasket has a different pace from ours and defensive mistakes put a lot of pressure on us in attack », warns coach Marco Ramondino. Tortona in the final minutes of the 40 ‘regulation with a break had moved forward, but when she could stretch and put two baskets away, she was inaccurate from the line. Added to this is the 1/8 evening from the Mascolo field with only 2 points to his credit. Another gap that Ramondino must try to reduce is the superiority of Rome in rebound with Magro in double figures in both games. The 208 cm long is a thorn in the side of the Juventus defense and is holding an average of 14 rebounds. “We need to improve our presence in the area where they dominated not on a technical tactical level, but in presence and physicality”, explains the coach. Cannon has tonnage, but a height gap that cannot be filled; could make up for Severini, for now on the margins. Who then has practically not set foot on the field of race 4 with Ravenna is Lorenzo Ambrosin, who went from happy discovery at the beginning of the year to player excluded from the rotations. Ramondino spoke of a “technical choice”, but it is clear that something has happened and in matches like the one on Monday it would be useful to have him on the pitch to increase the range of choices against the defense of Rome. Silver Scoreboard. Today at 8pm: Eurobasket–Bertram (series 1-1); 8.45 pm: Verona – Turin (0-2). –