The 20-year-old from Messina, a guard, comes on annual loan from Olimpia Milano Menetti has no doubts: “Interesting boy, but it’s not a bet”
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A year on loan from Milan even if, as with Casarin, TvB would have preferred two: Giordano Bortolani’s adventure in Treviso will last so long, after Casarin and Jones the third new face of the De ‘Longhi edition 2021-22. With him (born in 2000), the son of art (2003) and without Logan, while waiting for the foreigner, the external department lowers the average age a lot.
The great hope
Messinese from Sant’Agata di Militello, 193 cm, who moved with his family to Milan at the age of 6, a great promise, has already made his debut in the senior national team: 7 appearances and a high of 11 points with Macedonia in the European qualifiers in February. At Olimpia since 2017, in A2 in Legnano (12 points), in Biella it rises to 15. This year Brescia: 6.2 points in 11.8 minutes, with 52% from two, 44% from three and 89% for free. High of 24 with Pesaro and 23 with Segafredo. As Casarin is a son of art, his father Lorenzo won a B championship with Capo d’Orlando. Giordano is an athletic guard, physically very gifted, treats the ball well, accurate from a distance, has personality. He will have the 8th, that of Vildera passed to Ferrara. The Italian department at this point counts Imbrò, Chillo, Casarin, Akele and Bortolani.
“I have to grow in defense”
“I’m in Treviso to continue my growth – says Bortolani from Sicily on vacation – I haven’t shown anything in Serie A yet and I’m ready to leave for an important season for me”. How did it go in Brescia? “At the beginning it was not easy, but I ended up growing up, I want to start from there, backed by a year of experience”. Features? «I like to score, I feel like an attacking player. I can do well in defense, but it is an aspect on which I can and want to improve ». Do you know any of your mates? “Apart from Nicola Akele, who I know from the experiences with the national team and the others in name only, I played against TvB this year and I liked the fast game of the team, we will see on the pitch how playing with Treviso will be next season”. Your goals for next season? «To play as best as possible and find space to express myself, for the team the goal is twofold, the playoffs and qualification for the Champions League group. The Olympic Games? They were very good and it was a great achievement. I’m happy for them, they really deserved it, everyone thought they were underdogs, but they played a great game and got an exceptional result ».
the coach believes it
Coach Menetti’s opinion: «Interesting boy, Milan has chosen us to make him continue the path but he and Casarin are not bets, they already have a certain experience. Now we are looking for foreigners and foreigners, I hope they will all be at the meeting on August 5th ». –