UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia, fresh from the defeat against Brescia, faces Banco di Sardegna Sassari, after the win against Brindisi in the championship and the success against King Szczecin in the BCL.
Where you can see it: Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 9 p.m., DAZN and DMAX
Referee: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Nicolini, Antonio Bartolomeo
PREVIOUS
45 games have already been played between the two teams, and overall the Sardinians were ahead 23:22.
However, Reggio Emilia won 17 of the 21 direct home games.
One of Sassari’s four outside hits came in Game 7 of the 2014-15 season championship final, in which Dinamo won the championship.
In the last 8 games there was only one win for Reggio Emilia, the home win of the 2021/22 season.
THE ABSENCE
Banco di Sardegna Sassari – Eimantas Bendzius is out due to an Achilles tendon injury.
THE EX
UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia – Michele Vitali played the 2019/20 season in Sardinia, won the Supercup and averaged 11.3 points in 24 games.
Banco di Sardegna Sassari – Stefano Gentile spent the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons at Reggiana and scored 6.2 points in 18.3 minutes of average playing time.
THE STATEMENTS
Dimitris Priftis, trainer UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia: “We are aware that we are facing a strong opponent whose ranking is a lie due to the injury problems Sassari had at the start of the season. In recent weeks, by picking up the players from the boxes, Dinamo has demonstrated its full value, namely that of a strong team that is ready for double use in the cup and the championship. They are a team with guards who know how to get off the dribble, who have athleticism and the ability to get to the rim, two big men who know how to finish very well in the box, and plenty of shooters who are ready , to punish from a distance. We play in front of our fans and we want to return to victory: I am sure that there will be a good environment at PalaBigi, we and the fans are becoming more and more one and we need their energy to achieve success, it will be very important for us.”
