Stefano 'Pino' Sacripanti and Alberto Martelossi exonerated

Another revolution in Pistoia. “Estra Pistoia Basket 2000 Ssd arl communicates that it has terminated by mutual agreement the existing contract with Technical Director Alberto Martelossi. Contextually, the club has exonerated coach Stefano Sacripanti,” reads the note issued at lunchtime on Tuesday.

“The club thanks DT Alberto Martelossi and Coach Stefano Sacripanti for the commitment and professionalism shown in these months and wishes both the best of luck in the continuation of their respective careers. The names of the replacements will be announced in the coming days and, in the meantime, the team’s afternoon training session at Lumosquare will be conducted by the club’s technical staff,” it reads further.

Aldo Seghedoni

The decision to sever the relationship with Martelossi and Sacripanti comes at the tail end of a negative period from a results standpoint for Pistoia, which has won only one game since the start of the calendar year, on Feb. 8 against Pistoia, losing eight. The standings see the red and white in the middle of the playout zone with 12 total points, the result of six wins and twenty-one losses: the salvation quota is currently eight points away, with eleven regular season games still to be played.

The schedule, before the Italian Cup break, sees Pistoia engaged in an away game against Roseto on Sunday, March 1, and at home against Scafati seven days later. Two key contests to measure the comeback ambitions in the standings of the Tuscan outfit, which is back in A2 this year after last year&#8217s relegation from the top series.