Sgobba: “The unity of the group is the strength of Riso Scotti”

The pivot from Pavia believes in the third victory in a row, after the three defeats suffered “We are going to Alba not to stop, but we know it is a good team”

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Objective: third consecutive victory. Riso Scotti tomorrow (ball at two o’clock at 18) faces the away match in Cornegliano d’Alba against the Langhe Boero one which is among the surprises of the championship.

“After three consecutive defeats we want to balance the scores with three victories – attacks the Tuscan pivot winger Giorgio Sgobba – the setbacks with Vigevano and San Miniato have weighed, because they came with teams that are fighting for the upper levels of the standings, then with Cecina we hit rock bottom. We had a drop in performance that we paid dearly for in terms of confidence. The group in times of difficulty has disintegrated and the opponents, if you show your side, always punish you. Then Alex Simoncelli was put out of the squad and at that point we changed register. For almost two weeks we have been training without rest days, as it should be, given the defeats. By working hard we reinforced our convictions and we went to Livorno, where I played very badly, playing a great match and three days later we also liquidated the second Livorno team without ever giving them the chance to enter the match. It is the demonstration that we need to work and understand that we must be united and helping us all ».

At this point, Riso Scotti is only missing the victory against the teams that are now on the podium of the group. «It is the most important thing and we must work to achieve it – agrees Sgobba – there is still a long way to go until the end of the season, we have room for improvement and the proof is Calzavara’s progress and mine in defense. And the recovery must start right from behind, because what is done in attack depends on what we do in defense. The coach gives us an important responsibility, Corral is 36 years old and I have never made such aggressive defenses, which however make the whole team responsible ».

The lowest point was the 96 points suffered in Cecina. «We scraped the bottom and we had to react – confirms Sgobba – between meetings, interviews, work we found the reaction by compacting ourselves and finding pleasure in training and a smile. The example is San Miniato who always defends to death, who plays basketball together and remaining united are first in the standings. We are now working hard because we want to conquer Alba. It is true that they come from a bad defeat in Varese, but for this reason they will be charged and determined to immediately take revenge. They are a good team: Danna, Tarditi and Antonietti remained, the young Castellino is growing up and is a good group. We must have continuity of results for this we must go with a free head and defend hard to keep the Piedmontese around 60 points, which is the right figure to return with the victory ». –