The super race closes the first leg and is worth the record. 1000 Tortonesi expected in Assago. Carica Radosevic: “Nothing is impossible”
January 15, 2023 ore 10:55
Of Maurizio Neri
TORTONA – There is a lot at stake in the challenge of Forum via Olimpia from Bertram.
The ambitions of Tortona, the status of EA7. And also the first place at the halfway point of the regular season (and the number 1 position of the Italian Cup draw). Olimpia first in case of victory, while Tortona, to be crowned winter champion, must win and hope for the knockout of Virtus in Venice. The match-event that sees a thousand Tortonese fans arriving in Milan who dream of the feat.
Here Milan
Mario Fiorettiassistant coach EA7: “We’re facing a team that for two years, in every competition, has played all the way for prestigious goals. They’ve won three of the last four games and have their strong point in playing well together. To win, we’ll have to play a defensive game of the highest level, also aware of the importance of the stakes given that we are fighting for first place in the first round”.
Tortona here
Marco Ramondinocoach Bertram Derthona, is sure: ” Despite all the problems it has had, Milan confirms itself at the highest level and is an example of what the strength and potential of this team, organization and coach are. It is a formation that knows how to express great defensive effort, has size and physicality, organization to destroy the game of opponents forcing them to bad solutions and static situations, to individual plays. This is combined with the ability they have to run on the counterattack from defense and the hardness and physicality in defense are the same as we find in attack.
Load in the statements the ex Leon Radosevic. “It’s an important match but it’s a match like any other. We have to play 110% and leave our heart and legs on the pitch. Milan is an excellent team, one of the best but with Tortona… “impossible is nothing” and therefore I have no doubt that we will try to bring the best version of ourselves onto the pitch for our fans.”
Pre-Match
EA7 ARMANI MILAN – BERTRAM TORTONA
Dove: Milan Forum, Assago.
When: Sunday 15 January, 6 pm.
Referees: Rossi, Giovannetti, Walnut.
Quintets: Milano con Mitrou-Long, Tonut, Hall, Thomas, Davies. Bertram con Christon, Harper, Macura, Daum, Cain.
How to follow it: In streaming su Eleven Sports (subscription service). Updates on Derthona basketball channels: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Note: Full Tortona. Milan without Shields, Pangos and Baldasso. EA7 have won all the previous three played between the teams (two in the regular season and one in the 2022 Italian Cup Final). Ditto the precedents between the two technicians Ettore Messina and Marco Ramondino. Nicolò Melli is 1 rebound away from 1000 in Serie A. Several exes are on the field on both sides. Giampaolo Ricci and Davide Alviti for Milan, Ariel Filloy and Leon Radosevic for Bertram.
