Riso Scotti, abrupt stop but 4th place feasible Vigevano has two rivals

Pavia beaten in San Miniato remains 2 points from Legnano Elachem must also beware of the Omegna ascent

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Riso Scotti does not take advantage of the kind gift from Vigevano, who by beating Legnano had given his cousins ​​the opportunity to hook 3G Electronics in fourth place: the thud with San Miniato brings Pavia back to reality, which after four consecutive victories was seeking consecration in Tuscany, but for how the defeat took place, it seems more an indication of a limit beyond which the team of coach Ducarello cannot go at this moment, rather than an actual downsizing.

This Scotti is not – it is not yet – up to a solid, well-organized formation with interesting individualities such as San Miniato, which has exposed the limits of the Pavia people, especially in directing, with a Sorrentino still far from the top and the young Calzavara who suffered the gritty marking of the Tuscans. But Pavia has always tried to cling to the game, avoiding the embarkation that, in the most critical phase of the season, would probably have arrived. This is, perhaps, the data that comforts the most at Omnia, where the antennas are always kept straight on the market, aiming at a quality play, with points in the hands: a sort of “icing on the cake” to add to the group in view of the playoffs, for that additional quality jump that could make the difference in topical situations.

As for the classification, the contemporary knockout of Legnano leaves absolutely open the possibility of reaching fourth place, which would in any case mean improving the placement of 2020-21. The calendar by return of post lends a hand, proposing the two home matches with Cecina and Libertas Livorno, both within reach.

Elachem, for its part, shakes off the rusts of the setbacks with Empoli and in the derby. Coach Piazza finds the full staff and the defense of the best matches, conquering two gold points to defend the primacy from the assault of San Miniato and Omegna, perhaps the most fit team in group A, capable of 7 successes (five consecutive) in the last 8 league days.

Vigevano is now expected from the away match in Livorno, on the Unicusano Pielle side, and from the match at PalaBasletta against Oleggio. –