Gabriele Spizzichini: ʺI spent two wonderful years in Scafati and I left behind many friends, it will be nice to see them againʺ
Having arrived in Tortona this summer, Gabriele Spizzichini is one of the former players (along with Tavernari and Ammannato) in the match scheduled for Wednesday, January 30th at 8:45 pm at the PalaMangano, which will see Bertram Derthona face Givova Scafati. The Juventus playmaker spent two years in Campania, achieving very important results: above all, "winning the Coppa Italia in 2015/16, the first year I spent in Scafati ." Both seasons spent in the Givova jersey had "a bit of a bitter ending, if I may say so: the first year ," Spizzichini continues, " we lost 3-2 in the semifinal against Brescia after winning the first two games of the series. Last year, however, we exited prematurely in the playoffs at the hands of Ferrara at the end of a wonderful season ."
For Gabriele, Wednesday's match will be the "first time I'll play against Scafati. It's never happened to me before, so I don't know what emotions I'll feel: about this joke with Romeo, with whom I'm in touch. I left many friends in the city that I'm happy to be able to see and hug again: Scafati is a place where people are simple and welcoming ."
As the match against Givova gets underway, Spizzichini is aware of the role the fans can play, capable of "dragging the players along when they see the team in a positive moment: this aspect was also very noticeable in the two seasons I played there. It's no coincidence that Scafati has built a good portion of the haul collected so far in the matches played at the PalaMangano" this season.
As for the match, according to the Juventus playmaker it will be important to "play solidly, aware that over the course of the forty minutes there will be difficult moments that we will have to face without, at the same time, getting excited about the positive moments we have ."
The match against the Campania team represents "an important match ," says Spizzichini, " even if it's only the fourth of the second half of the season. We want to redeem the defeat against Latina, I expect an open game from both teams ." Regarding the technical evaluation of Bertram's next opponents, the Dertona playmaker identifies "Goodwin and especially Thomas as their strengths. Scafati is a long team that can find different protagonists in every match ."
