The Milanese recover and close the series at 2-1. Coach Franchini: “Nothing to blame my boys, we have grown a lot during the season”
VOGHERA
Olympia Voghera’s season ends in game 3 of C silver’s second play-off round, after a generous and combative performance. The Vogheresi surrender, at PalaOltrepo, in front of Cusano, who proves to be a mature and more lucid team in key moments. The defeat does not detract from Olympia’s excellent path, which has chosen to face the championship with a very young roster, which has grown significantly over the last few months thanks to the guidance of coach Franchini and his staff.
In race 3, Cusano starts strong, but Voghera does not give up and mends the Milanese escape attempts. Olympia, in which Dario Gay sees himself for a few minutes, who tries to give his contribution after the appendicitis operation, always remains clinging to the match, and in the decisive quarter he also manages to put his head ahead at 50-48. Sackey makes a big voice in the painting, and all the boys called upon by Franchini bring their brick. However, the heart of the Vogheresi is not enough to contain the last outburst of Cusano, who finds the winning shot, thanks in particular to Romano’s offensive vein.
“At the end of the match, I told the boys that I am proud of them and of what we have done – says coach Franchini – we went well beyond initial expectations, overcoming many difficulties, including injuries, Covid and the management of players in synergy with Derthona. What I want to highlight most is the collective and individual growth of all the boys, many of them in their first experience in a senior championship. We have shown that we can play on par with everyone, beating a strong team, built to win like San Mauro and giving a hard time to another high-level formation like Cerro Maggiore. In this last game, we lacked some details, such as wrong open shots, some forcing too much, or some inadequate defensive readings. It is right to congratulate Cusano, who was able to recover the series from 0-1, I have nothing to blame for my boys ». –
ALESSANDRO QUAGLINI