Virtus Bologna tames Aquila Trento and hooks up at the top
LBA: Virtus Bologna-Aquila Basket Trento
Virtus Bologna won the big match of the 21st day of Serie A against Aquila Basket Trento with a score of 80-75. Great show of strength by the Black Vu, which after closing ahead in the first quarter was able to keep its lead until the final buzzer.
In the first quarter, the hosts managed to post the first stretch on 20-13 thanks to Cordinier’s triples and Diouff’s solidity in the pitturato. In the second, the score does not change, as the Black Vué manage to touch even +10. At that point, però comes the reaction from Trento, which quickly gets back to -5 thanks to the Niang/Lamb duo. L'Aquila tries to definitively sew up the tear, but the Felsinei are good at managing and close the first half with a score of 49-41.
In the third quarter, Virtus manages to stretch further reaching the maximum lead of the evening (+15), but once again Trento manages to limit the damage and get to the last period still down by eight lengths.
In the last and decisive partial, the number of lost balls on both sides increased. With five minutes to go, Belinelli places a very important triple, which is worth +9 and actually cuts off the legs of the Trentino team. Galbiati’s boys try everything and manage to come back up to -5, but Virtus è good at managing the final moments and bring home the W with the score of 80-75.
"It's an important victory. I congratulate the boys and the opposing team. It's very difficult to play against this kind of team. In some parts of the game we defended well, even going ahead with a high score that we could not, however, manage well" these are the warm statements of Virtus Bologna head coach Dusko Ivanovic.
"Congratulations to Virtus, strong team that punished us. We were not disciplined in working on individual opponents. Cordinier already hadà 16 points at’halftime. We lost Belinelli three times and as a champion he punished us, Polanara then today made the game. We slammed against the physicalityà of Virtus, which did better in the area. My goal è that my players will one day get to play at the level of Virtus, that is the’Euroleague" these, instead, the words of the head coach of Aquila Basket Trento Paolo Galbiati.
