Reggio Emilia issues challenge to Virtus Bologna: Dimitris Priftis dictates course
It will be a relatively short trip for Pallacanestro Reggiana, which will take to the parquet of PalaDozza on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. against Virtus Bologna, in the game valid for the seventh day of the championship. It will be a complex challenge for Una Hotels, which has collected four points in six games, against one of the two leaders (the’other is Brescia), capable of collecting five successes instead.
“We are playing another game less than forty-eight’hours after the previous one – explained Dimitris Priftis, the white-and-red coach, who against Treviso suffered his fifth knockout in a row between the league and FIBA Europe Cup -, against a really strong team, with a lot of quality and a deep roster. In addition to Virtus, we will also have to deal with fatigue: we come from several close games and a situation that is not easy, but that is necessary to face”.
“We will fight together, with seriousness and competitiveness, trying to play a solid game – added the Greek coach of Reggio Emilia -. It will be crucial to control the pace, avoid mistakes and lost balls that can give them easy points. We want to stay in contact, defend smartly and move the ball well on offense, finding the best solutions to build good shots”.
Reggio Emilia’s last win of the season was on Oct. 22, in the Europe Cup against Baskhimi (100-65). For the last victory in the league, on the other hand, we have to go back three days, specifically to the 103-79 inflicted on its own court against Varese. In the last few games, on the other hand, came back-to-back knockouts against Napoli, Cibona, Olimpia Milano, Dijon and Treviso.
