Brescia expels PalaBigi: Matteo Cotelli explains key to top spot in standings

Although not without pain, Germani Brescia defeated on Saturday evening Una Hotels Reggio Emilia at the PalaBigi, a 93-87 external victory that allows Matteo Cotelli’s team to regain the lone top in the standings with 18 points, while waiting for Monday’s postivipo that will see Virtus Bologna, second at 16, committed at home against Tortona.

The team’s success, which saw among the protagonists Bilan and Ivanovic, both authors of 18 points, coach Cotelli expressed all his satisfaction at the microphones of LBA TV.

On the sidelines of the success, which saw among the protagonists Bilan and Ivanovic, both scorers of 18 points, coach Cotelli expressed all his satisfaction to the microphones of LBA TV: “The game was difficult on paper and it was confirmed as such – he said -. Reggio played very well and deserves our congratulations beyond the result”.

The key to the victory, for the coach of Brescia, is in the’attitude of his team: “We were good at compacting ourselves in the most difficult moment– he said -. In the decisive moment our more experienced players made the difference, they are guys who have great awareness in their own means”.

“We are first by ourselves and we are very happy to be so, even if maybe only for a couple of days. Nothing to do, however, with the’greatest emotion, that of marriage” then concluded Cotelli answering a specific question about his wedding, celebrated last Saturday in Brescia, at the Palazzo della Loggia.