Serie A2 Round 10: Urania Milano to Host Pistoia

In the early fixture of round 10 of Serie A2 Old Wild West, Wegreenit Urania Milano will host Lumos Pistoia Basket at PalaLido Allianz Cloud on Saturday, 14 November at 20:30. The match will be refereed by Catani, Centonza and Bertuccioli, and it will be broadcast live for subscribers on LNP Pass. The other games will be played on Sunday, 15 November. Crifo Wines Ruvo di Puglia will face Reale Mutua Torino at PalaColombo at 17:00.

Urania assistant coach Edoardo Gallazzi said Pistoia are in good form and that their defence is very solid. Gallazzi stressed the need to build a balanced offence and said the team wants to come out of the Avellino game with confidence and return to winning ways in front of their own fans. Scott Grayson and Alessandro Gentile will not feature for Urania in the match.

Pistoia assistant coach Alessandro Zamparini reminded that this is the last game of an intense period and that they have one less day of rest. Zamparini said Urania have talented players and strong big men, and stressed that no game is easy. For Pistoia, Federico Stoch had knee surgery last season and still has to complete his recovery. Captain Lorenzo Saccaggi will not play for an indefinite period.

On the Ruvo side, coach Stefano Rajola said the absence of Jazz Johnson is a challenge for the team. Rajola noted improvement on defence but said they need more quality on offence and must avoid simple mistakes. Also this round, in memory of World Prematurity Day on 17 November, team captains from the league will wear special T-shirts to support the Burlo Garofolo Foundation in Trieste.