Mortara, the Ospitaletto last obstacle play off one step away

MORTARA

Play off for the promotion to men’s basketball series B really close to the Expo Inox Mortara, now mistress of its own destiny after the last two away victories obtained on the fields of Seriana Nembro and Fortitudo Busnago. By winning the last match of the regular season on Saturday evening at the Parona sports hall with Begni Ospitaletto (duo at 9pm), the team coached by coach Alfonso Zanellati will qualify for the first round of the playoffs coming from the Silver group which reserves only three places.

Qualification is certain in case of victory, while it becomes highly unlikely, but not entirely excluded, in the event of a defeat against the Brescia team which, however, will need points to try to avoid the quicksand of the relegation zone and the series. play out. The first place in the Silver group seems at this point to be seriously mortgaged by Piadena, while Expo Inox Mortara and Autotrasporti Valle Cusano Milanino will be sure to participate in the playoffs in case of victory with Mortara, at that point, third for worst difference compared to the Milanese. In this case, the yellow and blue would find again in the first round of the play offs Gallarate who won the Gold group one day early after winning in the first phase the group in which the Expo Inox Mortara was inserted. The two teams, in the first phase, won one match each, of 29 Gallarate at home in the first leg, of 8 Mortara in the return to Parona. Different perspectives in the case of Mortara’s success on Saturday against Ospitaletto and of a possible simultaneous defeat of Cusano Milanino on Sunday afternoon at Opera. In this eventuality, Expo Inox would be placed in second place in the Silver group and its rival in the first play-off round would come out of the trio formed by Lumezzane, Busto Arsizio and Pizzighettone, but the Mortarese would know the rival at that point only after the results of the last day that is played on Saturday and in which Lumezzane rests. Ultimately, for the Zanellati project and the club of president Paolo Riccio it would in any case be a great milestone confirming the excellent summer choices on the senior market, but also the considerable growth of the nursery boys, now real protagonists. –

Fabio Babetto