Today Reggio-Tortona Caja: the winner is whoever knows how to defend better

A1. The Pavia technician driving the Emilians fears the Wright-Cain axis and the Bertram shooters

HE COACH

Today (duo at 18.30) at the Unipol Arena in Casalecchio di Reno the match between Unahotels Reggio Emilia and Bertram Tortona is staged, for the 13th day of men’s A1: the match was not played on December 26th for some cases of positivity to Covid in the Piedmontese team group. The Derthona announces that, on Monday, the six members of the team who tested positive for Covid-19 in recent weeks underwent a molecular swab: the tests highlighted the negativization of five members of the group, who were thus able to resume the activity of the first team involved in the preparation of the match against Reggio Emilia. The team member who is still positive remains in isolation, waiting for new tests.

Caja’s fears

The Reggio team is led on the bench by coach Attilio Caja, a native of Pavia, who fears Tortona: “We prepared ourselves for this challenge carefully, aware that we are facing a team made up of solid players with great experience in the Italian league, with the play axis -pivot composed of Wright and Cain who represents the soul, both in attack and in defense. – explains Caja – Around them, the focus is on long range shooters: from Macura to Sanders, without forgetting Daum. Against a team like this, which has the same points as ours in the standings, we have to play a very vigorous and physical game. So far we have often succeeded and this must give us confidence, but also the awareness that we will find ourselves facing a tough opponent. In summary, I think the key to the match is very simple: whoever defends better will win ».

The match will be broadcast live by Discovery Plus. The referees are Tolga Ozge Sahin from Messina, Alessandro Martolini from Rome and Marco Pierantozzi from Ascoli. Meanwhile, Legabasket has announced the dates of the recoveries of the 14th first leg. The duo of the match between Derthona and Vanoli Cremona was set for 19 January 15 at the PalaEnergia in Casale. The intent of the League is to complete the picture of the matches of the first round, so as to establish the grid of the Italian Cup, which is accessed by the top 8 of the standings at the halfway point. –

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