A derby that hides a thousand pitfalls at the end of an exceptional first leg. There Geko wait there The power of Salerno al Palapuca for a match that could consolidate her in the top tiers of the standings, but with the knowledge that against Laquintana and teammates, returning from two victories in the derbies with Avellino and Caserta, another performance of quality and quantity will be needed. The blaugrana, led by coach for about a month and a half Ciccio Ponticiello, will arrive in Sant’Antimo without Riccardo Bottioni, who got injured during the week, but they can count on a battery of very talented wingers with the top scorer of the group Laquintana (18.9 points per game), the fac-totum winger Donadoni (11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists) and shooter Moffa (19 in his last two wins, 49% from the arc on the season). Talent and experience are also well shared on the scoreboards, with a rotation that can count on Rinaldi’s shot, the qualities of Dario Zucca (14 points and 6.3 rebounds) and the physicality of the veteran Birindelli. To complete the roster, talented youngsters with Peluso, Loiq and Capocotta.
Qui Geko – After the feat of Cassino, a comeback victory on a very difficult field, Geko returns to the Palapucawhere the first internal knockout of the season had arrived before Christmas at the hands of Louis. “With the victory at Cassino we have banished the frustration for the stop with Roma who had accompanied us for a while throughout the break, we hadn’t had the chance to dispose of it on the pitch – says captain Carlo Cantoneone of the 3 ex on duty on the front of Sant’Antimo with Maggio and Mennella -. But now we have to give continuity to that precious success, continue on our path. With Salerno it will be very hard, they are confident after the victory in the derby with Caserta and they will arrive here full of energy. We shouldn’t get involved in the heat, we are a team that must focus on organization and discipline to do well. The classification and the calendar? Honestly, we don’t watch them yet, at the moment we are only thinking about this derby with Virtus Arechi”.
