It was from December 14, 2024 that Givova Scafati did not triumph at the PalaMangano, in front of his audience, when in LBA, against Pistoia, Rob Gray decided the game by signing 34 points in the scoreboard. At the first championship in A2 against the newly promoted Mestre, the Gialloblu returned to make their fans smile in front of them, with a painted victory and reached only in the last few minutes thanks to the experience of his men. Final score of 76-61, with a partial in the last period of 26-11.
The game is immediately very balanced, even if Scafati seems to have more initially, also thanks to a great Caleb Walker who with a crushed NBA style immediately puts things clear. A first quarter who gives many ideas, but who closes on a 26-17 for the Gialloblu, who seem to have already taken the inertia of the match on their side.
The high intensity demonstrated in the first minutes increases, as well as the rhythm of Mestre, which is more shiny than Scafati and often has more than a pear opportunity to score. In addition, the good percentages of three allow guests to approach the score, partial of 3-14 characterized by the greater competitive malice in defense, with Scafati that completely goes in doll for over half a second quarter and no longer makes to find the via del Canestro.
The defense of Mestre is so difficult to face especially for how it is positioned, when Scafati penetrates, the formation of coach Ferrari closes the small area occupying it with many players, while when the ball travels on the outside, it is the man marking to make the difference, not leaving time to breathe to the Gialloblu. Scafati is also unlucky in attack, shooting errors, but also many lost balls. It takes the play of man “out of category”, because Bruno Mascolo marks the last 7 points of the first half Gialloblu and reports the accounts in place, closing on 37-35 and already going in double figure in the 13-point scoreboard.
The third quarter is the copy of the second, the intensity of the defenses rises even more, there are very few points marked because both allow almost nothing. Scafati tries to move more with the steps, while Mestre plays the ball quickly and attacking the area. The third period ends in perfect equality, 50-50.
Thus we get to the fourth quarter, where the quality of the Scafati players makes the difference. We run a lot on one side and the other in the first 3 minutes in the period, there is not even the time to think. The Gialloblu, however, bring on their side the inertia of the match with the game of the youngest, Lucas Fresno, born in 2004, which marks the triple of 60-55 at 6:10 from the end. From there, the game changes.
The Italian-Argentine talent opens, the experience closes. Pullazi intelligently in attack, take a foul after a basket, then in defense, stop a shot by Mestre. The ball then passes to Bruno Mascolo, who puts the icing on the cake to a great performance with two triples that know of victory, without forgetting instead of the first bomb of the Caroti evening. The partial Scafati decides the game, Mestre surrenders right at the end, when the quality and experience of the Gialloblu roster had the better.
This does not cancel an excellent performance from the team coached by Mattia Ferrari, who for 35 minutes was played on par with the Gialloblu. Scafati returns to triumph in front of his audience after more than 9 months, he does it with a good victory, sweaty and deserved, at the debut in A2, for a season that will be long and very interesting to follow.
Facebook photo (Scafati Basket), Bruno Mascolo, MVP of the match, in action.
