Bertram hosts Nutribullet Treviso in the first of two consecutive home head-to-heads: coach De Raffaele's words
After the great victory against Olimpia Milano, Bertram Derthona is ready to return to the present for the first of two consecutive home rounds that the Unipol Serie A calendar offers. Tomorrow at 20:XNUMX pm at the PalaEnergica Paolo Ferraris in Casale Monferrato there is the match of the tenth day against Nutribullet Treviso, followed exactly one week later by the match against Umana Reyer Venezia.
HEAD TO HEAD CLASHES Both Treviso and Venice are two key matches in terms of qualifying for the Final Eight of the Italian Cup, with Tortona called to defend the eighth and last useful position and the two-point advantage in the standings that it currently has over its closest pursuers, represented by the two Venetian teams. In general, the end of 2024 offers intense weeks for the black and white team, which with the trips to Chemnitz and Manresa on December 10 and 17 will also know its destiny for the second phase of the Basketball Champions League.
CHALLENGE EXPECTED With healthy teams for the Tortona blitz at the Assago Forum and the three consecutive victories from which Treviso is fresh (Scafati and Pistoia at home interspersed with the away match in Naples), a further reason for attraction of the match will be the presence of two important ex Derthona players in the Treviso jersey, Bruno Mascolo and JP Macura, the latter in his first official match as a former player against the team that saw him as a protagonist in the first two years of Derthona in Serie A.
STATEMENTS “We are finally back playing at home and we will need our fans”, coach underlines Walter De Raffaele calling the fans to rally. "We need the players to fuel the cheering but the public to be our driving force: this is an empathy that we want to count on and that we want to grow. The victory in Milan gave us the energy to continue working in the direction we have taken, that is, to grow a new and inexperienced group in the championship in many situations, especially in terms of presence, mental toughness and understanding. This has always materialized in the games already played, regardless of whether they were won or lost, they have all given a very precise indication, that is, that we know how to compete with anyone, both at home and away. Tough weeks await us. - keep it going - with trips but above all very difficult matches, but on the other hand they are obligatory steps to try to grow as a team because we hope it can become a habit for as long as possible. In this aspect we will have to be good at managing energy and injuries. At the moment we have two injured players who are Vital and Biligha. For Biligha we will decide at the last minute whether to deploy him with Treviso, while Vital has a small problem but I don't think it's anything special".
