Andrea Zanchi’s first words from rossoblù, the proud greeting from Marco Atripaldi: the day of Edilnol is also made up of statements, after the long silence was broken by the official note of the club at 9 on Wednesday evening. Pallacanestro Biella actually announced what everyone knew, with the former Piacenza coach in place of Squarcina and with Damiano Olla promoted to general manager to replace the “founding father” of the company he created with Alberto Savio in 1994.
«I am honored to become part of the rossoblù family – says Zanchi -. I will be in Biella as soon as possible to meet the staff and start building next season with enthusiasm ». He will not miss work, as will Damiano Olla, immersed up to his neck in an increasingly frenetic market: in the last few hours two former jerseys such as Federico Massone (in Trapani) and Daniel Donzelli (at the newly promoted Bakery Piacenza) have found new jerseys.
Marco Atripaldi will follow the moves of his former right arm as a fan. Yesterday, simultaneously with the official statement of the club, he entrusted his thoughts to Facebook, with a hint of bitterness (“I respect the legitimate choice of change, I’m only sorry to have learned about it from the media”), but with so much pride . “I arrived objectively exhausted at the end of this season, but I am a lucky man because I can leave Pallacanestro Biella with my fists raised and joy in my heart for a salvation that is worth a championship”. And then a message to the territory: «I thank the members for all the great efforts they have made and will do to keep the club and its glorious history alive: if there is a moment to give them a hand, this is it. Biella is a special place for basketball ».