Tambwe dominates the area, Josovic celebrates his years well: Allianz Derthona beats Cantù in the big match, 3rd place stronger in U19 Excellence
Allianz Derthona – Pall. Cantu 78-59
(23-16, 43-37, 61-45)
Derthona : Baldi 16 (4 ast), Bresciani, Farias 8 (10 rb, 5 ast, 22 val), Tambwe 20 (10/17 shooting, 17 rb, 4 rec, 35 val), Korlatovic 1, Diodati 5, Fonio Fracchia, Albertinazzi n/a, Moro n/a, Conte 12 (6 ast), Josovic 16 (4 ast). Coach: Ansaloni, assistant: Tosarelli, Albasini.
Cantù : Tosetti 10, Cattaneo 2, Viganò, Meroni 10, Moscatelli, Marelli n/a, Clerici 21, A. Mazzoleni n/a, F. Mazzoleni 4, Ferrari n/a, Toluwa, Greppi 12. Coach Saibene.
Referees : Suriano from Settimo Torinese (TO) and Giordano from Chivasso (TO).
An impeccable performance by the Allianz Derthona U19 Excellence team in the big match of the day in Group 1 of the National Championship . In the 15th round , the fourth of the second half of the season, the home team, Juventus, held off an attack on their third-place standings by Pall. Cantù at the PalaCamagna . The latter was forced to lose their +8 field goal differential from the first leg due to a resounding 78-59 victory for Allianz, which put them firmly behind in the standings at four points and in their favor in the head-to-head matchup. Everything was perfect in the race for the top three final spots, which would guarantee direct qualification to the National Finals of the category.
After the initial 0-7 the young Lions started to get going and after the overtaking signed by Conte's triple for 12-10 they never looked back and led the score with authority and fluid play until the end, without losing conviction within their means not even when from +13 during the first half they saw the Cantù players get closer to -4 at the start of the second half (43-39). Just a moment of readjustment to get back to hitting especially with the plays of the starting pair of big men Josovic-Tambwe, for an 18-8 partial in the third quarter which effectively closed the game with 61-45 at the penultimate siren, defending the advantage without too many dangers in the final half, with Baldi scoring the baskets to keep the margin in double figures.
MVP Gloris Tambwe (pictured) finished with a stunning double-double, reaching a 35 rating, and Andrija Josovic celebrated his 18th birthday with another solid all-around performance, as did Bruno Farias, whose Italian-Argentine point guard reached a 22 rating thanks to his rebounds and assists.
Derthona maintains its third-place finish in the standings alongside Don Bosco Crocetta Torino, two points behind runner-up College Basketball Borgomanero. But next Monday , February 5th , another crucial matchup will take place , once again on their home court: at 8:30 p.m., Novipiù Campus Piemonte Alba will arrive at Camagna . The team is tied for first place with the Bianconeri before this round, ahead of their away game tonight at Varese Academy.
