Autosped travels towards Schio: coach Cutugno's words and the curiosities of the match
Third to last appointment of the regular season for Autosped BCC Derthona, who will be on stage tomorrow at 18pm at PalaRomare against Wuber Schio familyThe Venetian team oozes glory, history and victories and the sports hall on Viale dell'Industria has been the scene of the team's great successes over the last twenty years.
Famila is the historic team of Italian women's basketball of the new millennium, capable of starting and continuing a dominant cycle of victories on the national territory, in all competitions (Serie A1, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana). In recent seasons, Schio has also established itself as one of the best teams in EuroLeague Women: in 2022/23 the team coached by Dikaioulakos reached the Final Four, finishing in third place, while in 2024/25 Famila reached the Final Six, scheduled in Zaragoza from 9 to 13 April. The team from Schio will play against ZVVZ USK Prague on Wednesday 9 April at 17.30:XNUMX in the first game of the competition.
This is a high-level challenge for the Giraffes, in one of the most important arenas in Italian women's basketball.
The coach introduced the match Orazio Cutugno: "We are certainly facing a challenging match, as it is for every team that faces Famila Schio. We will focus on accepting the challenge first and foremost on the physical level, with the aim of trying to limit their offensive talent and we will try above all to have a greater presence on the rebound against the best team in this statistical category, to reduce their second chances".
Curiosities and ex of the race – Caterina Dotto (793) is 7 rebounds away from 800 in her career across all Serie A1 competitions, while Sofia Marangoni (247) is three rebounds away from 250 for Autosped BCC Derthona.
There are two former players in the match, both currently wearing the BCC jersey: Elisa Penna played in Schio for two years, from 2022 to 2024, contributing to the victories of the Scudetto in 2023, the Coppa Italia in 2023 and 2024 and the Supercoppa Italiana in 2023, while Amanda Zahui B took to the field wearing the Famila jersey for part of 2022/23, winning the Supercoppa Italiana.
