Ettore Messina, a defeat that hurts for one more reason

Ettore Messina is particularly disappointed after the loss to Tortona: “The biggest regret is not winning the game, on the night we honor Mr. Armani. A sorrow that remains. Then I give kudos to Mario, they exploited our weaknesses and hid our strengths, closing the area, leaving us open shots from outside, taking away our inside game. The third thing is that we will have 12 double turnovers and on Sunday we have to find the energy to win in the league.”

“We got off to a good start, but when we were taking advantage, the defense was poor. The team then got nervous, with a festival of horrors in the third quarter, then we were able to regain the edge. Unfortunately, once we took the lead, then we went backwards, living on 3-point threes and taking penetrations. Things we can’t afford.”

Injury Chapter: “Toté is recovering, but he hasn’t started training with the team yet. I think for two more weeks he will not be available. Lorenzo Brown is improving, we hope to have him for some minutes on Thursday. On Shields and Cancar we’ll see day by day how things go, the Slovenian has to be recovered from the point of view of muscle tone, with minutes gradually. It will be a good opportunity for the others to be ready.”