Ducarello: “We hurt for 20 ‘then my shock served Now pressure on both of us”

The coach: “A victory dedicated to the president and the team doctor” Torgano: “They wanted us, we want to do better than last season”

after the race

Riso Scotti conquers a beautiful competition with desire and energy4. «My compliments go out to all the players – comments coach Ugo Ducarello – even if we didn’t play a great game on a technical level. The tension played a bad joke on us at the beginning, when we made too many mistakes and moved the ball too little, taking forced shots and playing with little defensive intensity. I groomed the team in the locker room, everything changed in the second half: we played with great energy to bring the series to game5. Since I arrived in Pavia there has been too much negativity around the players, I felt it and I had to protect the team, slowly starting to work again with serenity. I praise these guys so much because they have shown great heart and attachment to the shirt. In the first part we built little, playing individually, even making some trivial mistakes, then we put Torgano in rhythm in the second half. D’Alessandro fought and put his body on the pitch. Quartieri is a player for Serie B, he has an important characteristic, that of availability: he made essential baskets, he defended well, like everyone else tonight, even those who were on the bench. This victory is dedicated to the president, hoping that he is happy and well, as well as our social doctor ». Now match 5 in Mestre: «They have the pressure, but we too – concludes Ducarello – It is true that we play in Mestre, but for us too it is a match from inside or outside. The team has made a remarkable journey and we will go with only one goal: to win the game ».

The captain’s words

The words of captain Marco Torgano could not be missing, a great protagonist with 22 points on the scoresheet. «The third quarter was a moment of competitive trance for me – underlines the“ gunman ”from Segrate – but the most important thing is that we won because the boys and the environment deserve it. Getting to race 5 was something we wanted. The effort was enormous, the desire and the heart is what allowed us to do something more, in addition to the beautiful setting of the public. Race 5 will be difficult, defeat for us or for them will hurt: we want to improve last year’s result, we want to give ourselves some other joy and continue to have fun. Another essential was Daniele Quartieri. «The first two races served us as a lesson – he explains – in race 1 we made too many mistakes and played with little intensity, in race 2 we started better, then they turned on and punished our mistakes. In races 3 and 4 we raised the intensity, it was the key ». –