Cantù also takes Lombardy Cup

Aqua S.Bernardo Cantù takes home the Lombardia Cup thanks to a victory (84-73) in the final with Vanoli Cremona.

Willis is the protagonist in the first minutes, then it’s up to Gilyard to put Acqua S.Bernardo in the game. Thus begins a long period of balance, with the Brianza quintet staying ahead for a long time, but never stretching decisively. Bowden propitiates a break that is worth +7. Cremona in the last action shortens it to 24-20.

Vanoli sews up and goes back ahead, relying on Casarin. Sneed shakes Cantù with a dunk on the counterattack, his teammates follow and Gilyard sinks the triple that is worth the counter-break. In the final minutes, Acqua S.Bernardo consolidated the lead and went to rest on 42-35.

After halftime Brienza’s team comes out of the locker room well and touches +10 for the first time. Cremona struggles and shortens, but Bowden scores two consecutive threes and updates the maximum lead to +13. Acqua S.Bernardo also raises the level on defense, leaving no room for the opponents. The third quarter ends with the score 68-54.

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The biancoblù continue on the same wave even in the first minutes of the last fraction, updating the account of a maximum lead that also touches twenty points. With the result on ice, space is also given to the young aggregates of the PGC under-19 team. The final siren certifies Acqua S.Bernardo’s 84-73 victory.

“We were good, especially in the first half – says Nicola Brienza -We did some good things and compared to yesterday there was more attention. In this moment of the preparation every training and every game are important to make some steps forward in view of the championship and today they were visited. Beyond the athletic freshness, I had asked the guys for more shrewdness, especially in defense, and I’m glad we saw it. Ajayi should also be back on the field this week and we will see if we can continue this process in the rest of the friendlies ahead.”