The All Star Game is over but the show goes on with the Serie A. The 12th round begins on Wednesday with Piacenza versus Treviso at 8.30. The Italian champs are second, while Treviso is currently fourth. Both will want to stay in this top four, which guarantees a place in the Italian Cup quarter final, which will be played from the 30th of December. The rest of the 12th round will be played on Thursday.
Round 12
Wednesday 25 November at 8.30pm
CoprAtlantide Piacenza – Sisley Treviso
(Castagna-Cipolla)
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PAST ENCOUNTERS: 26 (14-12 Piacenza)
Angelo Lorenzetti (CoprAtlantide Picenza): “I don’t know in what condition the team is. After the Pineto game, the four spikers have had problems: We’ll see tomorrow how they really are. We’ve never been able to win against the top teams, but we have to consider this period as part of the past; each period has to be dealt with for what it really is and now the situation is clearly different from the previous one. Treviso’s athletes have great quality: they possess excellent players and they have proved it until now”.
Samuele Papi (Sisley Treviso): “We dealt with this break very well, trying to focus on the fundamentals that still need improvement. Piacenza will represent a very important test for us: they have a lot of experience, talent and the court advantage, which importance must not be underestimated. We’ll play with maximum intensity and fighting spirit. We know we have to be more clinical in the clutch moments of the games. There are important points at stake in order to stay in the top part of the table, we have to take advantage of this opportunity”.
League table
Itas Diatec Trentino 26, Trenkwalder Modena, CoprAtlantide Piacenza 22, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 21, Sisley Treviso, Lube Banca Marche Macerata 19, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 18, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, Marmi Lanza Verona 17, Acqua Paradiso Monza 16, Prisma Taranto 13, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 8, Andreoli Latina, Yoga Forlì 6, Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto 1.
1 game more: CoprAtlantide Piacenza, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, Marmi Lanza Verona, Andreoli Latina.
Rest of the games
Thursday 26 November at 8.30
Prisma Taranto – Lube Banca Marche Macerata
(Giani-Barbero)
Esse-ti Carilo Loreto – Andreoli Latina
(Saltalippi-Rapisarda)
Yoga Forlì – Itas Diatec Trentino
(Bartolini-Pol)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto
(Sobrero-Braico)
Acqua Paradiso Monza – Marmi Lanza Verona
(La Micela-Boris)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Trenkwalder Modena
(Pasquali-Sampaolo)
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – RESTED
