Dimitris Priftis awaits Tortona and is not in hiding

A little more than twenty-four hours before the PalaBigi challenge between Reggio Emilia and Tortona, Red and White coach Dimitris Priftis has listed the dangers of the challenge scheduled for Sunday at 6 p.m., which could allow the Emilians to move closer to fifth place in the standings occupied precisely by Mario Fioretti’s men.

“Tortona is a solid, organized and well-coached team – explained Priftis during the match presentation -. They have not changed anything since the beginning of the season and this has allowed them to build an important chemistry. Controlling the pace of the match will be crucial: our opponents are used to playing at a higher pace than we prefer. If we can lower it, we will be able to better manage decisions, limiting mistakes that could grant them easy points.”

“Tortona has very dangerous players on the perimeter, capable of creating advantages at any time. We will not have Brown, still recovering from injury, but we hope to have him back against Napoli. I wouldn’t call Sunday’s a decisive challenge for fifth place: having already clinched the playoffs three days in advance, after also being last in the first round, is a great result.”

“Personally, I put sixth place at the top of my priorities, which would guarantee direct access to the group stage of the next Basketball Champions League. We need to find the right balance between ambition and awareness, without losing humility.”