The Old Wild West passes to Fabriano and is in pole position: now head to the play-offs

The Apu Old Wild West will leave for the grand prix that leads to Serie A starting at Carnera on 8 May in pole position.

In the end, as was to be expected, that of the Old Wild West turns out to be a homework in Fabriano, or rather in Cerreto d’Esi, a gym from Minors and certainly not from Serie A2 where Gesteco Cividale fell a year ago.

Winning had to and victory came for the APU that thus, with one day in advance, put the first place in the standings in the safe, which is worth the field factor in the play-offs until the eventual final. He would have done it even if he had lost because Cantù, without the executioner of Udine in the last challenge Allen, lost in the sprint to Scafati in what risks being a real advance to the final on the other side of the board.

The match in the gym? A training, also because the already relegated from the Marches, after the jolt against Cantù and the near victory in Piacenza, present themselves against the leaders proud but also lacking the two Americans. In front of a handful of praiseworthy fans who arrived from Udine (the compliments are worth double since they attended a friendly) the boys from the West closed the first quarter 26-17, at a certain point also finding themselves in front of a sort of under 19 team.

Boniciolli, who once again leaves Michele Ebeling out of the 12 (but if John’s son doesn’t even play in these games …), rotates his players at will, avoids unnecessary risks, while his own widens the gap.

Result of the second quarter: 25-10, partial in the middle of the game, or rather partial of a non-game: 51-27. The hope is obviously that this does not concern the APU in the future, but the formula and architecture of the second series of Italian baskets are largely to be reviewed. It is early.

Waiting for the minutes of the young Pieri who arrive on time, the third quarter ends 69-42. Final 82-58: best scorer for Apu Antonutti with 14 points.

The game of Cerreto d’Esi, therefore, does not matter, but the mission accomplished certifies a primacy at the end of the regular season and also of the second phase which is important. Bales that in the play-offs everything is reset and starts all over again. The home factor in a series of play-offs is fundamental, a year ago Udine paid for himself against Napoli having to go and play the first two final matches in Campania.

Furthermore, the extra week that Boniciolli’s team will have available to prepare the first series, given the uselessness of the last match in the next weekend with Verona, will allow Professor Sepulcri and his staff to athletically polish the match. team, in the first place Lacey and Antonutti. Not a small thing.

All of this, of course, without letting our guard down and with one goal in mind: promotion. After a tasty and abundant market, the path to the top, with the icing of the Italian Cup, with an opponent of name and value like Cantù, was not at all obvious.

But now there is the grand prix. The last “free practice” at Carnera against Cantù and Ravenna have shown how serious things will be done now. But Udine starts in pole position. After all, staying in the motoring metaphor, isn’t it said that in circuits like Montecarlo, if you start well, you’re halfway there?