Hurricane Trapani

Germani Brescia, at home, has to give way in the face of the Trapani Shark: 95-74 for the newly promoted Sicilians.

The game, as expected, immediately runs over the tracks of high tension. Both formations express a basketball consisting of a high number of possessions, but the conclusions do not find with continuity the big target. Germani relies on Della Valle and Bilan, who score from the lunette, while Trapani draws from several violins their baskets. Mostly thanks to Galloway, author of six crucial points in the middle of the fourth quarter, as well as the experience and talent of Pleiss, valuable, with his physicality, under the boards. Coach Giuseppe Poeta decided to pause the clock, hoping to turn things around. However, at the resumption of hostilities, Brescia, net of the baskets of Dowe and Della Valle, è forced to chase the Garnet team, which shows great team chemistry and shooting percentages of absolute level, which leave no way out for the white-blue defense, late by 15 lengths at the first siren.

The second half saw a vehement start by the Sharks on both ends of the court, putting energy and determination on the floor. Yeboah and Horton push over the gas pedal and sign a 0-6 partial, forcing coach Giuseppe Poeta to call a timeout. Germani struggles to make an impact offensively and slams against the organized and physical Sicilian defense, which allows little time for space and thought in building the best conclusion, going to the score thanks to the personal initiatives of Della Valle and Bilan. Brescia turns up the volume of defensive intensity by putting pressure on Robinson and forcing Alibegovic and Pleiss to take uncomfortable conclusions. It’s an approach that pays off.

Brescia, in fact, though trailing by double digits, gains confidence and shakes up the environment, bringing the delay to 11 points, with coach Jasmin Repesa calling a timeout. Petrucelli and Yeboah, però, infuse new life and oxygen, breaking the Trapani fast. Germani, at the long break, has to chase on the opponent’s breakaway.

In the third quarter, as is physiological, Brescia tries to raise its head again by increasing the engine revs even in offensive propulsion. The Sharks, for their part, do not intend to give up the prey and, thanks to an excellent and fluid circulation of the ball, punish the home defense and try to stifle any velleità of Brescia plate. Robinson and Yeboah bend the opponent’s resistance, while Germani, after a good start, loses lucidity and patience in the construction of the game, losing, also, some balls in the basket. Della Valle, as a true captain, tries to sound the charge with a bomb, as does Burnell, who throws his heart over the obstacle, fighting on every ball and being ready to rebound. However Robinson, a real thorn in the white-blue side, hits Brescia with his third-half entries to the iron and his assists in traffic. The Garnets, at the penultimate buzzer, lead with authority.

The last period è stingy with excitement. Dowe keeps alive a small glimmer of hope, but Trapani, strengthened by the treasure accumulated throughout the game, manages the result with rationality and patience, redeeming the home defeat accrued last day, while Germani ends its streak of consecutive victories at two wins.

Myriam Sylla Speaks

Third win in a week for Numia Vero Volley Milan. After victorious tiebreaks against Cuneo and Florence, the Consortium’s women’s first team è imposed 1-3 (21-25; 19-25; 25-22, 17-25) on the court of Bartoccini-Mc Restauri Perugia. A hard-fought match, which saw Orro and her teammates with the lead in the first two sets, only to suffer Perugia’s reaction in the third, before regaining the right energy and concentration to close the contest in 4 sets.

First partial fought until the half, when Milan put the arrow and closed 21-25. In the second set initial stretch of the visiting team, good at never looking back and winning it 19-25. Third partial with the beautiful reaction of Perugia, good at resisting the Milanese comeback in the final part of the set and winning it 25-22. Fourth and last partial all’insegna of balance, with Milan able to find the decisive breakaway in the middle of the set: Numia Vero Volley closing 17-25. MVP the captain of Milan Alessia Orro, protagonist of a superlative performance.

Closing the match in double figures for the meneghine Kurtagic (16 points), Sylla (16) Daalderop (12) and Danesi (12). Waiting for Numia Vero Volley, now, is the season opener in the CEV Champions League: Thursday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. Lavarini s girls will be on stage at the Opiquad Arena in Monza for the confrontation with FC Porto.

“We have a very particular period, in which we are in an emergency. We are accumulating fatigue, but fortunately also points. It was important to get a good win and 3 points is gold for us. We were very good: Perugia è a young team that plays well. We suffered but we brought it home” said Myriam Sylla at the end of the match.

Marcelo case: argues with coach and leaves club

Rather bizarre what happened within the ranks of Fluminense: Marcelo argued with coach Mano Menezes in the final of the match against Gremio and, in the hours following the challenge, decided to leave the club.

In the final minutes of the match against Gremio, Menezes decided to insert Marcelo who, visibly displeased, challenged his coach’s decision. Moments before he was to enter the field, Menezes  had second thoughts and sent him to the bench. “I heard something I didn’t è like” he justified after the game.

“Fluminense FC and Marcelo Vieira announce the termination of their contract by mutual agreement between the parties. Trained in youth categories, Marcelo è returned to Fluminense in 2023, after participating in winning the Campeonato Carioca 2023 titles, the unprecedented Conmebol Libertadores 2023 and Recopa 2024 titles. Fluminense thanks Marcelo and will continue, as always, to support his success in all his challenges” reads the club’s website.