A solid Bertram wins the Ferrari Trophy
Germani Basketball Brescia – Bertram Derthona 70-88
(19-27, 31-47, 56-75)
Scoreboards:
Brescia: Gabriel 4, Tanfoglio, Ghidini, Della Valle 13, Caupain Jr 7, Sambrici, Cobbins 12, Odiase 13, Laquintana 11, Cournooh 4, Santi, Akele 6. All. Magro
Derthona: Christon 10, Errica, Candi 13, Tavernelli 5, Tandia 7, Filloy 13, Severini 14, Harper 5, Daum 13, Cain 8,. All. Ramondino
Further positive signs for the Lions in the 'Roberto Ferrari Trophy' . At the PalaLeonessa A2A against Germani Brescia, both teams showed up with reduced numbers due to injuries and ailments. Despite the absences, the Bianconeri showed good fluidity and collaboration on both halves of the pitch. Today's friendly also marked the debut of U19 Lamine Tandia, a new addition to the team. The Lions won the Trophy, and Luca Severini won the Best Player award.
Bertram Derthona thanks Germani Brescia for their hospitality and for having chosen the Lions as opponents for this important preseason match.
Starting five composed of Christon, Harper, Filloy, Daum and Cain. In the first minutes of the game the Bianconeri struggled to find the way to the basket before being unblocked by Daum's dunk at 7'51”. Derthona, then, thanks to the good defense and the recovered balls (5 total in the first half), found fluidity in attack and began to rack up points, closing the quarter ahead 27-19.
In the second period, Brescia's attempts to reduce the gap were promptly pushed back, again thanks to an attentive defense that allowed Bertram to find easy solutions on the counterattack. Christon's triple in the last minute of the quarter gives the teams a +16 (31-47) lead into halftime.
Upon returning from the changing rooms, the match continues with the same leitmotif as the previous minutes, with Derthona responding to all the good attacking initiatives of their opponents and maintaining the lead. Della Valle and Akele scored the mini-break for Germani, who returned to -11 in the middle of the quarter, before the prompt reaction of the Lions who, thanks to the contribution of all the players, further widened the gap (56-75).
In the final quarter, where the young Errica once again finds space, Bertram keeps the intensity high despite the drop in shooting percentages and finishes 88-70 to win the trophy.
Coach Marco Ramondino commented after the match: "The team showed an excellent attitude, similar to the friendly against Urania. A very important aspect was that all the players entered the game with the right attitude, proactive and eager to apply themselves. It's clear that at this point in the season, with most teams running short-handed and players forced to play other roles on the pitch, certain solutions are more complex to implement. Beyond the individual technical aspects, which we'll try to address next week before the Lucca tournament, it's very important for us to see this kind of attitude . "
