On the tenth day of the Serie A championship, Pallacanestro Cantù falls in Venice, on the Taliercio parquet, with a score of 101-95. The Brianza team were coming off another defeat, last November 23rd against Virtus Bologna. Today, a last quarter played with great character wasn’t enough to stop Reyer Venezia’s unbeaten home run.
The comments
«There were many games in one. – commented coach Nicola Brienza in the press conference – In the first quarter Venezia was very good: some tactical distractions created problems for us, but they shot threes very well and built the first break. We did well to hold on in the second quarter. In the third we started well, despite missing some shots. We weren’t good at reopening it and then, also thanks to a bit of frustration, we paid for the opponents’ response. I must then congratulate the boys for the last partial: – continued Brienza – we tried to give our best in the final. The overall result is negative, but having fought for forty minutes against an excellent team like Venezia is certainly a positive aspect. Next week we have an important match and we must make the most of these last away games to be ready to play a direct clash against a competitor.»
«We expected a strong start from Reyer, after the defeat in the Eurocup. – commented the coach of Reyer Venezia, Andrea De Nicolao – However, we got a little overwhelmed and carried those 36 points conceded in the first quarter with us throughout the game. I think the match was channeled there: we were good at mending with a few tears and, in the end, with a little more clarity we could perhaps have played it all out until the last shot.»
Pallacanestro Cantù awaits another away match, Sunday 14 December against Treviso.
