“We have to leave the field without regrets,” says Edilnol general manager Damiano Olla. He does not talk about points or victories and, like the headmaster Zanchi, underlines that in the rossoblù college there must be no roadmaps because the first goal is to work on yourself. Perhaps it is the right Saturday not to promise success, given the rocky mountain that Biella will face today in the second away game of the season: the Old Wild West Udine is simply one of the favorites to go all the way. Before 20.30, Infante and his companions will find a Primo Carnera sports hall bubbling with anticipation and passion, where the first wave of subscriptions made available have been sold out, almost in contrast with the warm response of the public everywhere to the reopening of the stands. With two defeats over double figures on one side and two very large wins on the other, the prediction seems more than obvious.
But Olla doesn’t think about it: «The result is important but that’s not all. The second half of Sunday’s match is a prime example: if we leave the pitch after similar performances, no one will blame us ». The general manager knows that the team cannot be at full capacity yet, with Bianchi’s recovery just finished and with the inclusion of Hasbrouck still in progress: «We are not at our best now and we will not be in the next three games. In Udine we must take a step forward, aware that the result passes through our things. When we made them, in the league and in the Super Cup, we always stayed in the game ».
The “things” mentioned above are energy, speed and aggression. In Friuli they know it well, first of all an attentive technician like Carlo Finetti, second assistant to coach Boniciolli and formerly on duty together with Michele Antonutti: «Edilnol has the true soul of Biella in the young Pollone and Bertetti. They love to go on the break and play with the one against one of the outsiders. We will have to be good at denying these possibilities ». Finetti, who lived closely the first of the two summers at risk of disappearance, also has a more sentimental message: “It is a pleasure for everyone to see Biella in great basketball again thanks to the efforts of managers and president.” Michele Ebeling is a quasi-ex: two summers ago Nicola Minessi was one step away from his signature, before he chose Ferrara where his father John was general manager. «We face a team full of energy and desire to do – is his comment -. We will have to be ready immediately and then be good at controlling the game ».
The match will be broadcast live on the platform of the Basketball League, Lnp Pass, by subscription and via radio on City4You frequencies. The deferred broadcast will be broadcast on Monday at 9pm on ReteBiella.