The intense emotions of the vigil were just the appetizer of those experienced tonight in a festively dressed PalaModigliani. Other than ‘Prima alla Scala’: the show is all here, in front of one of the most beautiful and largest stadiums in Italy, with Pielle e Freedom which give life to a derby with a rare pathos. The Triglie (61-59) who believe in it more than their cousins win with merit, but above all the Livorno of basketball wins and returns to savor the climate of other times. Almost 8,000 attendees, over 20,000 contacts for the live of LivornoTodayand an irrepressible desire to experience one of the most beautiful sporting events ever for the city.
Pielle-Libertas, the chronicle of the Lkivorno derby
Pielle on the pitch with Rubbini, Graziani, Campori, Lo Biondo and Lenti, Libertas responded with Forti, Ricci, Lucarelli, Fratto and Fantoni. First white-blue possession, with Rubbini who scores the first triple of the derby in front of the basket. Libertas, on the other hand, does not find the way to the basket and on the suffocating defense of Cardani’s men they are unable to shoot before 24 “. Campori thus takes advantage of it and puts in 4 in a row for the 7-0. Lucarelli will take care of breaking the fast in the Libertas house in penetration. Fantoni comes out after committing his second foul: inside Sipala who immediately shows up with the 9-7 bomb in the middle of the first quarter, closely followed by Lucarelli for the first amaranth advantage. It goes on point by point, with the fraction ending on 17-19 in favor of the double ‘L’.
He scores with the dropper in the second set: in three minutes only 4 points for Pielle, 3 for Libertas, a sign that the defenses are making themselves felt as well as the tension of playing in front of over 7,000 fans who flocked to the PalaModigliani to watch a derby historical. At 3’30” from the interval Rubbini makes two free throws for the hosts’ +3 (28-25), Fantoni on the other side makes only one and on the overturning Diouf conquers a great rebound by placing inside the retina (30- 26). The veteran Piazza from the line is precise and brings the advantage of the biancoblù to 5, but Lucarelli sets the retina on fire from the arc, mending the tear (32-30). At the sound of the siren, the scoreboard scores 34-32, with lots of entertainment in the stands and some good plays on the parquet, seasoned however with a little too much nervousness. The second half opens with a bomb from Lo Biondo, a mid-range basket from Lucarelli and two free throws from Fantoni: 37-36 and a very even match. Fantoni elbows under the basket with Lenti, opens a hole and puts in the basket of the new overtaking, but the pin pivot on the other side of the field makes 2/2 from the line (39-38). Lo Biondo strikes again from a long distance, with Pielle trying to escape but failing to take advantage of an intentional booed against Lucarelli, scoring a single free kick and missing the escape bomb. He also misses Libertas and then Campori takes a block and puts it in from 3 for 46-39. Libertas finds four consecutive points with Sipala and Bargnesi and returns to one possession away with 21″ to play and having the ball in hand for the last shot: Bargnesi attracts two men on himself and serves Ricci who signs the 47 on hand -46 on the siren.
Pielle-Libertas, the derby minute by minute. Relive the live
The last quarter begins and the libertaxine northern curve explodes with Saccaggi’s heavy bomb that brings the amaranths forward and with the four consecutive points of Sipala (47-53). Fratto exalts himself with a shot from the arch, signing the maximum advantage for Libertas (49-56), but there are still 5’40” to play and it’s very early to claim victory. Pielle gets nervous shooting blanks, but Campori at hand unlocks the scoreboard by breaking through the 50-point wall. Lo Biondo follows close behind from the corner (54-56) also reviving the southern curve which once again raises decibels. Campori completes the comeback from the line, but Ricci doesn’t forgive and puts in the +3 bomb with 130” to play. Piazza takes, and realizes, the archery shot of 59-59 which he projects in the last, fiery, 47 seconds of a derby as enthralling as few others. Libertas, with Saccaggi, loses the ball and Pielle goes to the line with Lo Biondo: 2/2 and biancoblù ahead. Libertas last possession, Sipala misses from the corner and Fratto’s tap-in ends up outside: it’s Pielle’s triumph in a heartfelt derby that gives Cardani’s boys the lead in the standings. He mullets in jubilation and now off to teasing until the return match.
Pielle-Libertas, the match score
Unicusano Pielle Livorno – Maurelli Group Libertas Livorno 61-59 (17-19, 17-13, 13-14, 14-13)
Unicusano Pielle Livorno: Michele Rubbini 15 (2/5, 1/3), Luca Campori 11 (3/9, 1/3), Andrea Lo biondo 11 (0/1, 3/5), Giovanni Lenti 6 (1/ 4, 0/0), Baye modou Diouf 6 (2/3, 0/0), Andrea Piazza 5 (0/2, 1/2), Gian paolo Almansi 5 (1/5, 1/5), Matteo Graziani 2 (1/3, 0/1), Filippo Paoli 0 (0/1, 0/2), Filippo Di Sacco 0 (0/1, 0/0), Filippo Cristofani 0 (0/0, 0/0) , Federico Sergio 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 20 / 23 – Rebounds: 31 5 + 26 (Giovanni Lenti 7) – Assists: 11 (Andrea Piazza 3)
Maurelli Group Libertas Livorno: Jacopo Lucarelli 13 (3/12, 2/4), Andrea Sipala 10 (2/3, 1/4), Francesco Fratto 8 (1/4, 1/4), Andrea Saccaggi 8 (1/4 2, 2/3), Tommaso Fantoni 7 (1/5, 0/0), Antonello Ricci 6 (1/1, 1/4), Andrea Bargnesi 6 (2/3, 0/2), Francesco Forti 1 ( 0/0, 0/3), Gianni Mancini 0 (0/0, 0/0), Federico Madeo 0 (0/0, 0/0), Gianluca Lemmi 0 (0/0, 0/0), Tommaso Bruci 0 (0/0, 0/0)
Free throws: 16 / 21 – Rebounds: 35 7 + 28 (Francesco Fratto 11) – Assists: 9 (Francesco Forti 3)
