Concrete and solid, it's Gran Derthona: the Lions beat Milan and fly to the semifinals of the Next Gen Cup
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano-Bertram Derthona 73-78
(18-17, 30-33, 53-49)
Scoreboards:
Milan: Fiorillo, Anchisi 4, Trovarelli 2, Abega 21, Martino, Erba, Gravaghi 14, Miccoli 12, Rapetti 9, Badalau 7, Garavaglia, Marcucci 4. Catalani team
Derthona: Tambwe 2, Tandia 23, Zanetti 14, Zonca 6, Biaggini 10, Ansevini, Lisini 4, Jankovic, Bellinaso, Farias 6, Armanino, Baldi 13. Coach Ansaloni
Heart, character and the desire to win. These are the three ingredients that push Bertram Derthona among the top four teams of the IBSA Next Gen Cup 2023. The team coached by Luca Ansaloni achieves a prestigious success at the end of a very balanced match against EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. After more than thirty-five minutes on equal terms, the Lions made the decisive breakthrough and never looked back, gaining access to the semi-finals. Tomorrow, at 17pm, again at PalaBarbuto, the demanding challenge to VL Carpegna Prosciutto Papalini Pesaro to try to earn a place in the final.
The team coached by Ansaloni got off to a good start and, driven by Biaggini's initiatives, took the lead in the opening stages of the match. Milan, in the second part of the opening quarter, took the lead, but Derthona remained in contact and in the 10th minute the score was 18-17. In the second period the match continues with the same leitmotiv and with a balance that shows no sign of breaking. Bertram - with baskets from Zanetti and Lisini - makes the new overtaking and goes into the break ahead 30-33.
Upon returning from the changing rooms, Derthona retained their margin for large stretches of the third quarter, before suffering Milan's comeback - led by Abega's initiatives and precision on the line -. At the third buzzer the Juventus team trailed 53-49. In the last period Tandia and Baldi produce an important break that pushes the Lions to 58-65 in the 35th minute, but then, with an 8-0 partial counter characterized by Abega's baskets, EA7 puts their heads back (66- 65) with 2 minutes to go. The ending is incandescent: Zanetti and Tandia bring Bertram back ahead, Miccoli, with a three-point shot, keeps Milan alive; Farias' subsequent coolness on the line makes it 70-74 with 15 seconds to go. EA7 tries until the end, but Derthona maintains its clarity in the final possessions and triumphs 73-78.
