Assistant coach Talpo and Alibegovic present the match against Agrigento
Championship eve for Bertram Derthona, expected from Agrigento on the 10th day of the West Group of the Serie A2 Old Wild West championship. Last Sunday's match against Virtus Roma, lost at the end of a balanced match, there ʺHe gave something extra knowing that through discipline and collaboration we can achieve very good results – says assistant coach Vanni Talpo – but, at the same time, that we must be continuous and constant for the entire forty minutes against every opponent.
The match against the Sicilian team comes at the end of a week in which the Bianconeri are struggling ʺreturning to training continuously, as the injured players recover – continues assistant coach Talpo – it allows us to work on the details of the match with greater attention and serenity. Furthermore, with the return of athletes who had physical problems, the quality of our training has also improved.
Bertram Derthona's next opponent, as mentioned, is Agrigento, currently in third place in the standings and with a track record of six victories and three defeats. Sicilians are a team ʺcertainly confident and able to compete on equal terms against any opponent, as happened on Sunday in Scafati, a match they managed to win with a comeback and extra time. They have a historic group of players, including Cannon, who is one of the very few Americans in the A2 to have been confirmed by his team, and wingers like Pepe and Ambrosin who are doing very wellʺ. The Juventus assistant coach identifies among the keys to the match It's our ability to stop their penetrations and their speed play, the aggressiveness we will be able to show, especially on the ball, and the clarity in stopping partials during the match. It will also be necessary to be solid in offensive and defensive rebounding, playing a game of substance inside the area.
Thus Mirza Alibegovic: ʺIn these weeks, despite living with physical problems, we must continue to work and stay focused. Against Virtus Roma we lacked something in important moments, but it was a match that gave us awareness of what we can do for the rest of the year. Agrigento is an important team for the category, which prefers to play at a high pace and has two very strong Americans like Cannon and Bell and some role players who are having a good championship. At home it is a team that has lost few matches in recent years: a very hot atmosphere awaits us so we will have to be intense for forty minutes and clear-headed in responding to their breaks during the match..
The match will be visible on LNP TV Pass, the subscription streaming service offered by the Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (https://tvpass.legapallacanestro.com/index.php/about-us?lang=it). Updates on the progress of the match will be published on the Derthona Basket social channels.
