Urania Milano gets the Lombard derby with Cantù

Wegreenit Urania-Acqua San Bernardo Cantù 63-57

A horrible third half cost Cantù defeat in at’Allianz Cloud with Urania Milano. The visiting team starts better in the first period, in which the lack of accuracy on both sides is the main factor: the logical consequence is the very low score with which the fraction closes, with the Brianzoli ahead 15-8, thanks also to Basile’s 6 points. In the second half, Gentile becomes more concrete and so the Milanese get closer to their opponents: the period is closed by the back-and-forth from the distance between Basile and the former Cesana, and at the long break the score is 28-23 for Brienza’s men.

They restart and Urania, within three and a half minutes, places a partial of 12-3 that allows it to put its head ahead for the first time in the match and that, at 31-35, forces the Canturino coach to call timeout. The Brianzoli continued to shoot poorly from three and at halftime è +8 Urania, with only 3 points scored by Acqua San Bernardo in five minutes. A basket by Baldi Rossi interrupts a devastating redblù partial (18-3) but after 30’ Milan è ahead by 11: the 25-9 third period is commented by itself.

Canturini fans are asking their players to pull out their attributes, Brienza continues to shout, at half time the points of delay are 5, shortly after they become 3 but with 3’44 to go they are 5 again and they are 7 with 2’ to the end: mainly by Amato the points that allow Urania to maintain the margin necessary to win, 63-57 the final.