Bertram with his head held high with Milano Ramondino analyzes the defeat

TORTONA

Bertram Tortona surrendered only in the last quarter to the armored Armani Milano, playing a solid match: Lions condemned by the numerous extra possessions granted to the team of coach Ettore Messina in the second half. «Congratulations to Milan for the well-deserved victory. – analyzes coach Marco Ramondino – Their defense gradually took away our oxygen and we struggled to move the ball as we usually do. Our players tried to execute our game situations, but in the course of the match the inability to play against their very physical and prepared defense led us to lack the physical and mental energy to finish the defensive possessions and allow many rebounds. attack that made the difference. In attack we looked for advantages, building dynamic situations: the Milan defense destroyed a lot of what we wanted to do. When playing against teams of this level we must be the ones to adapt and not hope that their level will drop ».

Now the Juventus team must concentrate on their next match: Vanoli Cremona arrives on Saturday at PalaFerraris in Casale (7 pm) for the recovery of the 14th matchday. If successful, Bertram would hit a historic qualification for the final eight of the Italian Cup, scheduled in Pesaro from 16 to 20 February.

15th day: Trentino-Venice 81-94, Cremona-Sassari 89-80, Milan-Bertram 72-60, Reggio Emilia-Virtus Bologna 81-90, Fortitudo Bologna-Varese 101-94, Treviso-Trieste ref, Brescia-Pesaro ref, Brindisi-Naples ref. Classification: Milan (14 games) 26; V. Bologna (14) 22; Trentino (13) 16; Trieste (12), Naples (13), Brindisi (13), Bertram (14), Venice (14) 14; Brescia (13), Treviso (13), Reggio Emilia (14) 12; Sassari (13), Pesaro (13) 10; Cremona, F. Bologna (13) 8; Varese (13) 6. –

FRANCO SCABROSETTI