Basketball, Serie A over: relegation and playoff pairings
The 30th day of Serie A comes to a close, and Italian basketball knows the names of the relegated and playoff pairings.
Trieste relegated, Napoli, Scafati and Reggio Emilia are saved in a heart-pounding final day that closes the Serie A regular season. Decisive for the two Campanias were victories against already relegated Verona and Germani Brescia, respectively, while the Emilians prevailed over Trento. For the Giulians, on the other hand, the knockout of Brindisi is decisive.
For Brescia, on the other hand, Scafati’s defeat is fatal from a playoff perspective: eighth place goes to Pesaro. At the top of the standings, on the other hand, Milan and Virtus Bologna finish tied on points thanks to victories over Sassari and Varese, with Olimpia, however, taking first place.
Serie A, 30th day results:
Virtus Segafredo Bologna – Openjobmetis Varese 98-82
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano – Banco di Sardegna Sassari 79-67
Umana Reyer Venezia – NutriBullet Treviso Basket 107-73
UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia – Dolomiti Energia Trentino 94-70
Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro – Bertram Yachts Derthona Tortona 82-78
Happy Casa Brindisi – Pallacanestro Trieste 92-70
Tezenis Verona – GeVi Napoli Basket 82-88
Givova Scafati – Germani Brescia 92-88
Playoff pairings:
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (1) – Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro (8)
Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2) – Happy Casa Brindisi (7)
Bertram Yachts Derthona Tortona (3) – Dolomiti Energia Trentino (6)
Umana Reyer Venezia (4) – Banco di Sardegna Sassari (5)
