Scotti stopped by Covid, coach Ducarello looks forward and hopes to get Corral back

Basketball Serie B. The match between Pavia and Livorno postponed due to positive cases in the Tuscans, at Easter home challenge against Alba

The point

The postponement for Covid of the Riso Scotti match with Pielle Unicusano Livorno worries Ugo Ducarello: “We are entering a phase of the season in which a midweek shift and furthermore away from home represents a problem for the following Sunday’s match – explains the Pavia coach – I personally hope that the Livorno players are doing well, because you can’t mess around with the virus. I decided, in agreement with the management, to have my team take a training session instead of the match. The players worked hard, they played five against five all over the court for a couple of hours, then I gave the break the lines ». Ducarello allowed the team to rest until tomorrow afternoon. «We will have to prepare a week of demanding work, for that I want them loaded – precisely on Easter Sunday we will play a delicate match against Alba, up for grabs a piece of play off against a direct competitor».

Corral doesn’t worry

Gennaro Sorrentino, an expert playmaker from Pavia, would not have left for Livorno, as he is disposing of a bad blow to his right quadriceps near the knee which consequently made his limb swell. Diego Corral, on the other hand, would have played regularly, although not physically at his best. «I hope Gennaro can come back soon, while Corral is fine and just needs to recover – explains Ducarello – Diego had a fever until Wednesday, only a flu but with a fever that weakened him. Now with a couple of days off he’ll be back loaded. Sorrentino’s situation is more complex. He has suffered a bad bruise and it will be necessary to see when he is absorbed. A pity, he was in good condition, he had confidence and in the last few games he had given us a good contribution to the victory ». There are five games to go until the end of the regular season and Scotti, fifth, is ready to take advantage of any possible misstep by Legnano to improve her position, remembering that, having lost both challenges, in Pavia it is not enough to hook but must overtake the Legnano team. . «We are sailing on sight – concludes Ducarello – in this moment every race is a final. We have lost two games since I arrived. We think one game at a time, because each game is a story in itself. It also depends on the type of training and how you approach the match. Now let’s think about the match against Alba at PalaRavizza, starting from the concept that we have to win home matches and outside matches we have to perform as a team that fights to the last ball, without thinking whether the one we are facing is first or last in the standings ». –