Fortitudo still ko with Verona, Caja regretful: "We would have deserved it"

Verona also won Game 2 of the Serie A playoff semifinals against Fortitudo Bologna. The Veneti won 75-74 in the Emilia capital after an overtime and are now ahead 2-0 in the series. For Fortitudo, the performances of Sorokas (21 points) and Moore (19) were not enough, for Verona the best scorers were Zampini (19) and McGee (18).

Coach Attilio Caja after the knockout wanted in any case to congratulate his team: “Given the conditions it was another test of high level and courage. Fantinelli and Moore showed attachment but they were all commendable.”

“We were down 0-2 but we had the last possession in both cases: we are proud, we always played on a level playing field, one we would have deserved even if we accept the verdict on the court.”

Fortitudo paid for the poor scoring streak: “We can’t get good percentages on offense but on defense everyone did their part. Maybe at the end there could have been an 8-second infraction on the pressing, I’m sorry it went that way because at least we deserved a win.”