With first place already in their pocket, Pallacanestro Forlì gives way to Cantù, losing a match that always saw them at a disadvantage.
Coach Antimo Martino admits that the preparation for the match was certainly influenced by the withdrawal of Johnson, one of the two Americans: «Congratulations to Cantù because he deserved the victory in light of what he expressed over the course of the forty minutes. Johnson’s absence weighs heavily and we are unable to make up for it with so few days available to try to find adjustments. His physicality was lacking against a team like Cantù. We thought we had found the right solution, but no”, admitted the coach from Romagna.
Forlì also attempted a comeback at the last minute, but it ran aground against the strength and attention of Cantù in the crucial moment: «It must be acknowledged that the team relied on its DNA and, even when the match seemed to be on its way, it found the strength to return but we spent a lot of energy and in the final part we lacked a little something. Foul management didn’t help us, so when Cantù found those two or three decisive baskets we gave up. It’s always sad to lose, it’s sad to do it at home, nobody likes losing, least of all me who wouldn’t even want to lose at billiards. But the circumstances that accompanied the match make this defeat more painless.”
2024-04-14 04:58:07
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