Cold shower for the Sassari that mitigates the joy of qualifying for the Final Eight
SASSARI. The joy at Dinamo for the qualification to the Final Eight of the Italian Cup, won on Wednesday thanks to the detached classification, did not last long. Yesterday in Brescia the boys of coach Bucchi collected a new defeat, condemned once again by the lightness of the team under the scoreboards, thanks to yet another inconsistent test of the Nigerian center Mekowulu. Dinamo play a good game for most of the 40 minutes, fight point to point with the hosts but in the final, with Diop out for five fouls, the defense melts and Germani places the winning break, closing with 11 points behind. (97-86).
And the excellent verve in attack of Logan (22 points), Robinson (16) and Bendzius (15) was useful in front of the Brescia domination under the boards (39-27 the rebound count), and the killer evening of Mitrou-Long (24 points) and Della Valle (22) among the hosts.
“We had a good match, we remained attached to the match until the very end against a team that we know is experiencing a moment of excellent form and on a complicated field,” commented Piero Bucchi at the end of the match. “We are angry and that’s right, we can’t be happy after a defeat, but I think there are many good things to take away from this match because we played against an opponent who at the moment is unanimously recognized as one of the most in condition teams – he adds – If I have to make a global examination of the match I must say that we had a good match, in the end they were more cold in the final moments and it is something we will have to work on ».
Now Dinamo has a week to prepare for the next League A match against Brindisi, scheduled for January 30, still at night, at PalaSerradimigni. (HANDLE).