Virtus Bologna-Bertram Tortona postponed until a date to be determined

Virtus Bologna-Bertram Tortona postponed to a date to be determined

The weather alert in Emilia Romagna forces the postponement of Virtus Bologna-Bertram Derthona Tortona, which was supposed to be played Sunday, Oct. 20, at 6:15 p.m. Announcing it è was the Basketball League Serie A through an official note.

"The LBA, following the’ordinance of the Mayor of the Municipality of Casalecchio di Reno (BO) having as its object the Civil Protection Alerts n. 142/2024 and 143/2024 of the Emilia Romagna Region – Order of Closure of the Multipurpose Structure of Via G. Cervi no. 2 “Unipol Arena” for the protection as a precautionary measure of public safety, issued today, provides the postponement of the game No. 32 Virtus Segafredo Bologna – Bertram Derthona Tortona scheduled for today at 18.15, to a date to be determined".

There was è no shortage of support from both companiesà for those affected by the flooding. "Virtus Segafredo Bologna expresses its closeness to the cityà of Bologna in these dramatic hours and huddles around the people affected by the’flood" reads the website of the Emilian team.

"Derthona Basket expresses its closeness to the citizens of the City of Bologna and other municipalities in the Emilia-Romagna region affected by the’wave of bad weather in these hours. The bianconero club wants to extend heartfelt condolences to the family of Simone Farinelli, the 20-year-old boy who died in the’flooding in Pianoro, in the province of Bologna" è as written in the note published by the Piedmontese club.