Tortona and Reggio Emilia matched the fourth goal in the standings

Bertram away to Venice, another challenging test for the freshman The manager Bartocci: “Citadel of sport, symbol of our ambitions”

TORTONA

Bertram Tortona and Unahotels Reggio Emilia, paired at 24 points, continue their fight for fourth place in the standings. The team of coach Attilio Caja from Pavia is expected tomorrow evening from the difficult away match against the Italian champions of Virtus Bologna; while the Piedmontese will visit the Umana Reyer Venezia on Sunday (duo at 17.30, direct on Discovery +), which is currently close to the play off area.

the ranking

The training of coach Walter De Raffaele is fresh from the defeat in Eurocup on the field of Cedevita Olimpija Lubiana for 105-90; instead in the last round of the championship came the setback for 81-77 against Virtus Segafredo Bologna, after closing the first half ahead 31-44. In the first leg match, played at PalaFerraris in Casale Monferrato last December 18th, Bertram won by 77-65, dragged by the usual JP Macura, author of 17 points.

It is played in the historic Palasport Taliercio in Mestre, dedicated to the memory of Giuseppe Taliercio, engineer, manager of the Marghera petrochemical plant, kidnapped and then killed by the Red Brigades in 1981.

the citadel of sport

Speaking of sports facilities, the managing director of Bertram Tortona, Ferencz Bartocci, in an interview with DerthonaTV, spoke of the future Citadel of sport: “It must be the meeting point for all Tortonese and local inhabitants – has said – a meeting place for sports, events, culture, music. So let’s work towards this great goal ». The Citadel will be the apex of an ever stronger bond between the team and the city: «It is a path that we started two years ago – continues Bartocci – with a daily commitment, which sees us as protagonists with many social initiatives. Derthona must represent the showcase of local activities. This is why I always ask for the involvement of institutions and associations, because we strongly believe in socialization ». The company does not want to stop: «We have made an important growth path, thanks to the support of the owners. The promotion to Serie A gave us a further push towards the organization of a high-level club. We have created a team of competent people who support the club’s business ».

the example

Then we look at the example of Reyer Venezia, Virtus Bologna and Dinamo Sassari, who boast the men’s and women’s teams in the highest national tournament: “The project started with Castelnuovo Scrivia is ambitious – concludes the CEO – we want to build a single entity that can tread the main parquet floors in Italy, both for men and women ». Who knows that in the not too distant future Tortona could count two teams in the elite of national basketball. –

FRANCO SCABROSETTI