Assistant coach Talpo and Alibegovic present the match against Agrigento
It's the eve of the championship for Bertram Derthona, who will be playing in Agrigento on Matchday 10 of the West Group of the Serie A2 Old Wild West championship. Last Sunday's match against Virtus Roma, lost after a tight game, " gave us something extra, knowing that through discipline and collaboration we can achieve excellent results ," says assistant coach Vanni Talpo, " but, at the same time, we must be consistent and consistent 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 "returning to training regularly, as the recovery of the injured players ," assistant coach Talpo continues, " allows us to work on the details of the match with greater attention and serenity. Furthermore, with the return of the athletes who had physical problems, the quality of our training has also increased ."
Bertram Derthona's next opponent, as mentioned, is Agrigento, currently in third place in the standings and with a record of six wins and three losses. The Sicilians are a "certainly confident team and capable of competing on equal terms against any opponent, as happened on Sunday in Scafati, a game they managed to win with a comeback and in overtime. They have a historic group of players, including Cannon, who is one of the very few Americans in A2 to have been confirmed by his team, and outside players like Pepe and Ambrosin who are performing very well ." Among the keys to the match, the Juventus assistant coach identifies "our ability to stop their drives and their high-speed play, the aggression we will be able to show, especially on the ball, and the clarity we will display in stopping runs throughout the game. It will also be necessary to be solid on the offensive and defensive rebounds, playing a solid game inside the paint ."
Mirza Alibegovic said: "In recent weeks, despite dealing with physical issues, we must continue to work and stay focused. Against Virtus Roma, we lacked something in the key moments, but it was a match that gave us awareness of what we can do for the rest of the season. Agrigento is an important team in the division, which prefers to play at a high pace and has two very strong Americans in Cannon and Bell, as well as some role players who are having a good season. At home, they are a team that has lost few games in recent years: a very heated atmosphere awaits us, so we will have to be intense for forty minutes and clear-headed in responding to their breaks throughout the game ."
The game will be available on LNP TV Pass, the subscription streaming service offered by Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro ( https://tvpass.legapallacanestro.com/index.php/about-us?lang=it ). Updates on the game will be posted on Derthona Basket's social media channels.
