Allianz Derthona show on its debut in the Next Gen Cup 2023-24: 100 points to beat the hosts Openjobmetis Varese
Openjobmetis Varese – Allianz Derthona Tortona 87-100
(18-28, 36-53, 62-73)
Varese: Zhao 31, Prato 9, Bottelli 11, Tapparo 3, Villa 5, Carità, Ti. Scola, Assui 15, Avventi ne, Mana 4, Bergamin 6, To. Scola 3. All. Roncari.
Derthona: Tandia 18 (16 rbs, 31 vals), Baldi 16 (7 sub fouls), Van Der Knapp 18 (3/4 threes), Bresciani, Farias (9 rbs), Tambwe 14 (6/8 shooting), Korlatovic 2, Diodati 5, W. Bellinaso 5, Moro ne, Conte 14 (4 ast), Josovic 8. All. Ansaloni, ass. Tosarelli, Albasini.
Referees: Giovanetti, Di Luzio, Marconetti.
A great debut. L'Allianz Derthona Tortona off to a flying start in the 2023/24 edition of the IBSA Next Gen Cup di Legabasket. The team coached by Luca Ansaloni made its debut in the inaugural concentration in Varese, handing out an important defeat in terms of size and quality of play to the hosts ofOpenjobmetis Varese: 100 points scored and 13 ahead to immediately collect two points in the standings in Group A of the U19 tournament reserved for the sixteen Serie A clubs.
All 'Itelyum Arena it's almost immediately a Juventus monologue, not even the sudden three fouls of the starting point guard Farias and the points of his Varese counterpart Zhao stop Tortona, Conte's entry well buffers the sudden emergency in the director's room with baskets and assists and the pair of pivots Tandia- Tambwe gives continuity to the Lions' good moment, forcing the Varese coach to take the first time-out of the match (18-25). Tandia also hits a three to launch Allianz to their first double-digit lead at the end of the first quarter. Tambwe and Baldi - fresh from the first points of his career in Serie A scored two days earlier in Bertram's winning blitz in Sassari - also put +14 (18-32), the immediate 8-0 from Varese was the Lombards' response, but Derthona continues to be the author of a great first half and the Conte-Josovic pairing makes the new move for +17 at the interval. Van Der Knapp signed the start of the second half, bringing Tortona twice to the new maximum gap (40-58 at the 32nd), the Bianconeri attacked and defended in unison, even if Tambwe made himself admired more than the others in the third quarter. Varese has a sudden jolt, the usual Zhao leads him in returning to under double figures (62-71 in the 29th), before the first career basket in the Next Gen of 2008 Werther Bellinaso sets the score at 62-73 last mini-break. The 0-9 scored almost equally by Tandia and Baldi in the final five minutes of the match (66-85 in the 36th minute) seals the match worth remembering for the Lions.
Tomorrow 13:30 at the Varese Campus the second match against Vanoli Cremona, winner 73-52 in the debut match against Academy Scafati Basket.
HERE the official statistics of the match.
