Sassari keeps an eye on Trieste and applies for repechage

Dinamo Sassari’s painful relegation to Serie A2 is leading to drawing future scenarios that were hardly predictable until a few days ago. As far as the bench is concerned, the name of Luca Vitali, who was Pierluigi Brotto’s assistant at Vanoli Cremona last season and who has seen his name approached by Aquila Trento, which will part ways with Massimo Cancellieri at the end of the playoffs, has popped up.

According to Nuova Sardegna, the island club would have applied for repechage: the picture depends mainly on the situations of other clubs, including Trieste. In this context, if spots in Serie A were to become free, the Legabasket could resort to repechages to complete the roster.

Sassari, although relegated, would be among the main candidates to benefit from one of these slots, by virtue of its recent sports history and the stability of the club compared to other more uncertain situations. At the moment, however, there is no officialdom: these are scenarios still being considered, linked to corporate and federal decisions that will have to be clarified in the coming weeks.

Trieste for its part will be back on the court tonight for game 5 of the playoff quarterfinals against Brescia. The stakes are very high: the winner of the confrontation will face in the semifinals Olimpia Milano, which has already closed its round by eliminating Reggio Emilia with a clear 3-0 win. Cotelli had already anticipated the difficulty of this challenge on the eve of Game 4, showing that he did not trust the advantage in the series: “Trieste is with its back to the wall: I am sure it will do everything possible to try to win in front of its public, which is always warm and passionate, to take the series to Game 5.” Words turned out to be prophetic.

In Trieste’s house, an extra weapon carries the name of Jahmi’us Ramsey. The American guard born in 2001 graduated as the best scorer of the regular season with 540 total points, winning the Antonello Riva Trophy – Climamio with an average of 19.3 points per game, solid percentages from every area of the court and no less than 18 performances above 20 points. An offensive terminal that, in the decisive moments of a game-5, could make the difference and that Brescia will necessarily have to keep under control if it wants to close the series in front of its audience.