Varese has one more problem: Nico Mannion
Nico Mannion è struggling with an ankle problem
Varese’s certainly hasn’t had a positive start to the season: in the first three games came as many defeats, all conceding at least 105 points, but it’s not only the performance on the court that worries the environment. The defeat in Trent also left a significant aftermath, an ankle problem that Nico Mannion is dealing with these days.
The captain of the white and red team had in fact come out battered from the challenge against Dolomiti Energia, and according to reports from 'La Prealpina' he could be absent on Saturday, when Openjobmetis will face, on the friendly parquet of the Palasport of Masnago the Trapani Shark, strong from two consecutive successes.
A final decision on Mannion's employment will be made on Friday. In the meantime, Varese head coach Herman Mandole è is working to study every alternative should Nico Mannion’s forfeit be official for the game scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19.
Varese Basketball ended its first three league games with three defeats: in the opener it lost 118-94 to Brescia on the road, in the second day è it was defeated at home by Tortona 105-95, and in the third it succumbed instead to Trento, at the latter's home, with a score of 106-100.
