Napoli vs Reyer Venezia Game Heats Up in the First Quarter

Napoli and Reyer Venezia took the court at 12:00 noon in Round 6 of the LBA. Both teams were missing players due to injury. Napoli could not include Markel Brown in their squad because of a muscle strain. Reyer played without Kyle Wiltjer.

The visitors started Watson, Bowman, Parks, Olinde and Tessitori. Repesa started Ramsey and made no other changes to his lineup. Olinde opened the scoring with free throws. Parks' defense on Dowtin was one of Spahija's first tactical moves. Napoli regrouped on defense and came up with four steals in a row. Ramsey hit the match's first three-pointer to put the home side ahead. After four minutes, the score was Napoli 9, Venezia 5.

Olinde's offensive rebounds played an important role early on. Tarczewski picked up his third foul, and Leo Totè saw action for the first time this season. The match took on a physical character from start to finish. Repesa's substitutions changed the course of the game, but Reyer kept its rebounding advantage. Caruso came on for the final possession of the quarter, and the first quarter ended Napoli 19, Venezia 16.

It was announced that the American wing player would not be available for the match due to a muscle problem. Meanwhile, Matteo Cotelli had won the only game he played against teams coached by Alessandro Rossi. Riccardo Moraschini also spoke in an interview with Luca Pinotti for the newspaper La Provincia.