Away defeat for Virtus who falls to Montevarchi 79-70 at the end of a hard and fought match that saw the hosts give the decisive tear to the game in the final minutes.

Teams contracted at the start with many errors on both sides. The first extension is for the hosts, who take advantage of some long shots to reach 12-5 forcing Virtus to timeout. Nepi and Olleia keep the Rossoblu attack alive, but Fides continues to score with continuity, closing the first fraction with a 22-19 lead.

With three-pointers and penetrations, Montevarchi continues to hurt Acea’s defense even in the second quarter, also taking advantage of the prolonged break of the virtussini at an offensive level to reach +14 (39-25). Virtus reacts with two three-point games by Bartoletti who return to daring enthusiasm to the rossoblu, and a further 2 + 1, this time from Calvellini, closes the scores in the first half at 45-39.

A good defense guides Virtus at the start of the third quarter. The rossoblu reach -1, but fail to carry on thanks also to the stubbornness of the hosts, able to withstand the continuous rossoblu attacks led by Leonardon and Zambonin. In the end the advantage for Virtus arrives at 2 minutes from the end of the fourth with the triple of captain Bianchi, who the red2 that blue fraction until the end of the third third closes at 59-60.

In the last quarter the game is played on the nerves: Virtus fails to find the feeling with the basket of the third quarter, while around the middle of the last period Fides manages to unhinge the host defense, placing important baskets that are worth the last and decisive extension that allows the hosts to win 79-70.

WEBKORNER FIDES MONTEVARCHI – ACEA VIRTUS SIENA 79-70 (22-19; ​​44-39; 59-60)

MONTEVARCHI: Cacciatori 9, Facciolà 8, Caponi 12, Al Malatesta A ne, Sereni T 13, Dainelli 3, Mica 2, Idriksons 7, Caponi An ne, Sereni F 5, Malatesta G, Bonciani 20.

VIRTUS: Bartoletti 9, Cannoni 3, Bianchi 6, Calvellini 13, Olleia 14, Lenardon 3, Nepi 13, Drigo 2, Zambonin 7, Francini. Everyone. Braccagni.