Lino Lardo challenges Luca Dalmonte

After the precious success conquered on the San Severo court, Paperdi Juvecaserta returns tomorrow, Sunday, on the PalaPiccolo’s parquet to face UP Agenzia per il lavoro Imola in the fifteenth day of the first leg of the national B series championship. Facing each other are two experienced coaches: Lino Lardo on Caserta’s bench and Luca Dalmonte on Imola’s. Among the bianconeri there will be the debut of Alessandro Sperduto – who transferred in the week from Liofilchem Roseto – and who will go to lengthen the rotation in coach Lardo’s outfield sector.

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“We meet a team – recalls coach Lino Lardo – that has won the last three away games it has played and, therefore, is a lineup clearly to be held in high regard. It is a team that plays well, that has experienced players in this league but also some good youngsters and even the games it has lost, especially with those with top-ranked teams, it has always lost them by a narrow margin. I repeat, Costa Imola is a team that has had good results on the road, and we clearly have to be ready to face a challenging match, because we need a great contest to bring home the two points. Clearly we will always have to start with our defense because they have very good scorers anyway”. Continuing in his examination, the HCL coach reminds “also that they are one of the best defenses in the league, so, it is clear that we will have to try to try to keep the pace high and, as I said, starting from our defense and then maybe even play a little bit more in the open field. We are trying to solve the little problems that we had unfortunately during the week of various injuries. but because the most important thought is to bring home two points. We need a tough, focused and careful game. These are the three important things to bring home the result, and we always expect our fans to be our sixth man on the field”.

Chiara Corrias of Cordovado (PN), Marco Zuccolo of Pordenone, and Giacomo Gorza of Gorizia are the three match directors designated for the game between Paperdi Juvecaserta and Andrea Costa Imola’Andrea Costa Imola. At the officials’ table are scorekeeper Luca Riccio of Atripalda (AV), timekeeper Chiara Riccardi of San Giorgio A Cremano (NA) and 24-second official Maria Iandolo of Avellino. At the same time as the confrontation between Paperdi Juvecaserta and Andrea Costa Imola on Sunday at 6 p.m., the schedule for Day 15 includes the following matches: Virtus Imola – Tema Sinergie Faenza, Solbat Golfo Piombino – Consorzio Leonardo Dany Quarrata, Ristopro Fabriano – Allianz Pazienza San Severo, Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina – Consultinvest Loreto Pesaro, Virtus GVM Roma – OraSì Ravenna, Adamant Ferrara – Luiss Roma, Malvin PSA Basket Casoria – Power Basket Nocera. Instead, the confrontation between Verodol Pielle Livorno and Umana San Giobbe Chiusi

will be played at 9 p.m. on Wednesday 10.

The following is the standings after fourteen days: Virtus GVM Roma* 26; Verodol Pielle Livorno* 24; Luiss Roma, Paperdi Juvecaserta 22; Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina* 20; Tema Sinergie Faenza, Allianz Pazienza San Severo 16; UP Andrea Costa Imola, General Contractor Jesi* 14; Adamant Ferrara, Malvin PSA Basket Casoria, Consorzio Leonardo Dany Quarrata* 12; OraSì Ravenna, Umana San Giobbe Chiusi 10; Solbat Golfo Piombino 6; Virtus Imola, Power Basket Nocera, Consultinvest Loreto Pesaro, Ristopro Fabriano 4.