After the sixth day of the regular season, the penultimate one in the top wheelchair basketball championship before the winter break, confirmations arrive at the top of the table, with Briantea84 and Dinamo maintaining the top spot and Amicacci Abruzzo remaining in contact, only two points away. Instead, the race towards fourth place heats up, the last one needed to qualify for the 2026 Italian Cup, three rounds from the end of the first round, when the slots useful for participation in the Final Four will be assigned: the successes of Reggio Calabria Bic and S. Stefano Kos shorten the ranking, which now presents four teams within just two points.
In the evening match in Meda, Unipol Briantea84 Cantù in front of its own audience repeats last week’s success in the Super Cup against Asinara Waves E-Ambiente, winning 74 to 61: the Italian champions direct the match after a first half closed at +20, a premise for a second half played with less intensity: Simone De Maggi scores 31 points coming off the bench, Carossino adds 22 and Briantea84 wins the sixth win in a row, the seventh in all competitions to open this season; for Asinara, despite a more encouraging performance from the Englishman Choudry in support of Luszynski, the third defeat in the championship arrived. The run of the other league leaders Dinamo Lab Banco di Sardegna also continues without slowing down, as they beat Menarini Volpi Rosse Firenze 76 to 59 at home: the performance of the Japanese Murakami, one of the great protagonists of this start to Serie A, is still excellent, with 18 points and 4 assists; Ghione was also effective, coming close to a double double with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Florence tries to get back into contact after a difficult first quarter, which closed down by 11, but the 24 points (with 11 rebounds) from the Brazilian Da Silva were not enough.
Fifth victory of the season for Deco Amicacci Abruzzo, which retains its solitary third place after the home success over SBS Montello 59 to 46. Abruzzesi always ahead in scoring, despite an attempt to return by the guests at the start of the second half: the 21 points from Tanghe (who continues to shoot well, 10/16 from the field), in addition to the usual double figures from Benvenuto (who scored 14 points) and the decisive 16 points from Carvalho’s bench; fifth defeat for Bergamo and percentages of the big men who still haven’t taken off.
Finally, clear victories for S. Stefano Kos Group and Reggio Calabria Bic, which rise to 6 points, catching Asinara in fourth place: the Marche region prevails 79 to 46 at home over Crich Pdm Treviso, forced to suffer its sixth defeat in a row (14 points from Vigoda, 10 from Bassoli, Cini and Scandolaro); the Reggio Calabria team instead beat Banca delle Terre Venete Vicenza WB at home with an equally eloquent 77 to 37, in which the great protagonists are Sripirom (30 points) and Junior Marcondes (24 points).
RESULTS 6TH DAY
Dinamo Lab Banco di Sardegna – Menarini Volpi Rosse Florence 76 to 59
Reggio Calabria Bic – Banca delle Terre Venete WB 77 to 37
S. Stefano Kos Group – Crich Pdm Treviso 79 a 46
Deco Amicacci Abruzzo – SBS Montello 59 a 46
Unipol Briantea84 Cantù – Asinara Waves E-Ambiente 74 to 61
CLASSIFICATION
12 points: Unipol Briantea84 Cantù. Asinara Waves E-Ambiente
10 points: Deco Amicacci Abruzzo
6 points: Asinara Waves E-Ambiente, S. Stefano Kos Group, Reggio Calabria Bic
4 points: Menarini Volpi Rosse Florence
2 points: SBS Montello, Banca delle Terre Venete Vicenza WB
0 points: Crich Pdm Treviso
Photo credit Vezzoli
