There is the relay at the Apu: Antonutti returns to Biella and Walters can rest

Turnover at the Old Wild West at the home of the penultimate. Double job for the pivot Pellegrino: “Woe to underestimate them”

UDINE. Antonutti returns, Walters rests. The Apu Old Wild West shuffles the cards for the second consecutive spin: after Orzinuovi last here is Biella penultimate, the captain is ready to wear the ranks again after more than two months of absence.

Skip a round, as if it were a game in Monopoli, Brandon Walters: during the week he trained separately, better not take risks and save him for next Sunday’s match with the “black beast” Treviglio.

The absence of Walters will force Boniciolli to insist on the quintet with three small ones and to carefully manage the playing time of the longs. Esposito and Italiano will be called to give Pellegrino a hand near the basket, given that Antonutti’s return will necessarily be gradual and Pieri is still immature.

Attention to details: Pellegrino must be good at not burdening himself with fouls. In any case, the decision to leave Walters at home seems like a calculated risk, as Premier Draghi would say. The difference between the two teams is remarkable, as we saw in the first leg: Udine won with 29 points, sending all eleven players to the scoresheet.

In front there are the best defense of the tournament, the Friulian one, and the worst attack.

If the Old Wild West does not take the wrong approach to the race, and so far it has never happened, it is unlikely that the Biellese will be able to subvert the predictions. Furthermore, the Piedmontese have been at a standstill since December and will have some “rust” on them. A careful eye will be reserved for Tommaso Bianchi, who shoots from three with 54.3%, second in the group only to Federico Mussini from Udine.
The APU entrusts the keys to the colored area to Francesco Pellegrino, and he is the spokesperson for the Juventus team on the eve. «Against Biella we must avoid making the mistake of relaxing. We know that we are facing a young team, managed by two great veterans of the A2 series like Hasbrouck and Infante, to which is added a player who has a great desire to establish himself in Europe like Steven Davis, who has great potential. We will need maximum concentration ».
Edilnol Biella-Apu Old Wild West will be broadcast live at 6pm on the website of the National Basketball League for LnpPass subscribers. Updates every quarter on the official Apu Udine social networks.