Treviso to Host Venezia Derby at Taliercio

Treviso Basket will face Umana Reyer Venezia on Sunday, October 25, at the Taliercio Palasport in Mestre. Coached by Marcelo Nicola, the biancoazzurri will take the court at 18:00 in Week 5 of the LBA. The game can be watched live on LBA TV.

Treviso beat Udine 102-86 to reach three wins in the first four weeks. DeWayne Russell, Alessandro Cappelletti and JP Macura each scored 21 points, forming the main pillars of the team's offense. Brekkott Chapman came close to a double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds.

Venezia have the same record. Neven Spahija's side beat Cantù and won away at Trieste, and lost at home to Virtus Bologna. In the last round, they came from behind to beat BC Roma 98-104 in Rome. Venezia are averaging 90.5 points through the first four weeks. The team also collects 18.3 assists and 36.5 rebounds.

Venezia's most important player is Kyle Wiltjer. The Canadian forward averages 20.3 points and 4.5 rebounds. Glynn Watson runs the offense with 12.5 points and 3.3 assists. Jordan Parks and Amedeo Tessitori add physicality and strength inside.

The two teams also share past connections. Tessitori wore the Treviso jersey between 2018 and 2020. Parks was part of Treviso's first Serie A roster in the 2019/20 season. Erick Green and Ky Bowman also played for Treviso at one point. Federico Miaschi came through Reyer's youth system, and Matteo Chillo played for Venezia in the 2022/23 season.

Last season Treviso won both derbies. They took the first meeting 75-78 at Taliercio, and in the return fixture at Palaverde they won 83-72. In the most recent season, Venezia won both games, and the last Palaverde derby ended 90-91, a one-point margin.