Tomorrow in Bologna the big match of the Serie A round: Bertram meets the league leaders Virtus Segafredo Bologna for the 20th time in four seasons
It has now become a classic of the last seasons of the entire Serie A. For the Bertram Derthona It's the eve of the 20th match against the Virtus Segafredo Bologna in four seasons of presence in the top division for the Tortona club between the championship, Italian Cup and Super Cup. Tomorrow 18:15 atUnipol Arena di Casalecchio di Reno (BO) Tortona and Bologna will face each other again for the big match of the fourth round of Serie A Unipol a few months after the thrilling quarter-final series that ended 3-2 for Virtus in the last playoffs, a competition where they were opponents in all three of Derthona's post season experiences.
They will meet Virtus, undefeated in the tournament after the first three rounds, together with Trento and Trieste, the very opponent that has so far dealt the only defeat of the season to Walter De Raffaele's team, who were good at getting back on track last Tuesday with a brilliant home win in the Champions League against the Spanish team of Manresa. The away match in Bologna opens a cycle of three consecutive away matches that include next Saturday the trip to Sicily against Trapani Shark and the following Tuesday the one in Lisbon against Benfica in the Champions League, before returning to see their home fans on Sunday 3 November with Banco di Sardegna Sassari.
NURSERY While the alarm over Tommy Kuhse, who was sidelined after Manresa due to a leg injury, seems to have been called off, there are still doubts over the use of Luca Severini, who was absent in the last two outings due to a muscle problem.
WHERE TO SEE IT ON TV The match against Bologna was chosen for free-to-air Sunday broadcast on DMAX, as well as live streaming on discovery+. DMAX is visible on digital terrestrial channel 52, Tivù Sat channel 18 and Sky channel 170.
STATEMENTS "Bologna is a complete team, a Euroleague team, with a deep roster in all positions. Compared to last year, they have even added physicality in the guard role, so they are an important opponent that must bring great motivation to us in facing them", is the coach's pre-match comment De Raffaele. “A proactive team attitude, especially in defensive application, must be a driving element for us, regardless of whether we score or not and regardless of the opponent we face.”
