2026 for the Prato Women’s Basketball is off to a bad start. Laniere lose the direct clash with Nico Basket Femminile, valid for the last day of the first round of the Serie B championship, and remain at the bottom of the table. Billi and her teammates can regret the match against the Valdinievoline team, who won by just one point: the match, played in Ponte Buggianese, ended at 67-66. Excellent start for the team coached by Paolo Bertini, who leads for the entire opening quarter. The guests limit their opponents’ penetrations and keep the pace high from the first minutes. Morello then takes care of it with a triple to seal RLC Sistemi’s lead in the 10th minute, when the scoreboard reads 14-19. The script of the match changes drastically in the second period, during which the rosanero not only catch up with Prato, but also overtake, subsequently extending the ball with a series of bombs that annihilate the rival defence. At halftime, a run of 25-12 allows Nico to lead 39-31. Upon returning to the pitch, the Laniere staged a proud reaction and conceded just 5 points in eight minutes, moving ahead again at +4, while in the 30th minute we were 47-48. Heart-pounding last quarter, with Pfp leading but in the final the home team did well to secure the victory with a counterattack. Super performance by Sautariello (22 points).
Francesco Bocchini
