Serie A2 Old Wild West: Matchday 27 Preview

CALENDAR
Four matches of the 27th day of Serie A2 Old Wild West will be played on Wednesday 11 February: Cividale-VL Pesaro, JuVi Cremona-Scafati, Libertas Livorno-Turin and Ruvo di Puglia-Verona. The other races have been postponed to another date.

Wednesday 11 February, 8.30pm
UEB Gesteco Cividale-Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Ferraroni JuVi Cremona-Givova Scafati
Wednesday 11 February, 8.45pm
Bi.Emme Service Libertas Livorno-Reale Mutua Torino
Wednesday 11 February, 9pm
Crifo Wines Ruvo di Puglia-Tezenis Verona

Matches postponed to another date:
Wednesday 25 February, 8.30pm – Unieuro Forlì-Valtur Brindisi
Friday 27 February, 8.30 pm – Gemini Mestre-Wegreenit Urania Milan
Sunday 1st March, 6pm – Liofilchem Roseto-Estra Pistoia
Wednesday 11 March, 8.30 pm – Flats Service Fortitudo Bologna-Sella Cento
Saturday 14 March, 8.30 pm – Unicusano Avellino Basket-RSR Sebastiani Rieti

Rest: Dole Basket Rimini

CLASSIFICATION

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THE MATCHES

UEB GESTECO CIVIDALE – VICTORIA LIBERTAS PESARO
Where: PalaGesteco, Cividale del Friuli (Ud)
When: Wednesday 11 February, 8.30pm
Referees: Salustri, De Biase, Di Martino
First leg: 79-68 (played on 11/23/25)
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CIVIDALE HERE
Stefano Pillastrini (coach) – “We play against Pesaro, which has so far been the best team in the championship in terms of performance, consistency and also in terms of ranking; therefore, it is clear that this is a stimulating and very exciting match for us, also because we are one of the few teams that has managed to beat them at home. As far as we are concerned, moreover, we are in a somewhat delicate physical moment and we have gone through a great moment in terms of results; despite losing the last match in Milan, we want to redeem ourselves immediately. It is an extraordinary occasion, because the match It will be very difficult, but we want to be up to the task and we will try to be 100% competitive.”
Eugenio Rota (player, captain) – “We are well aware of how much Wednesday’s match is worth for us and for our ranking; despite Saturday’s defeat it does not change our desire to stay close to the leading group for this final sprint, so it is clear how important Wednesday’s match is. Furthermore, we want to recover from an objectively subpar performance in Milan but, as Sunday’s results demonstrate, everyone loses to everyone and therefore this, while not absolving us, certainly demonstrates the equally objective difficulty of this championship. For us it will be an important crossroads of the season against the opponent who deservedly leads the ranking alone and who is proving to play probably the best basketball of the tournament, so the match is a crucial one and we intend to take back the 2 points, in front of a PalaGesteco who I think will be on fire”.
Note – Martino Mastellari under evaluation.
Media – The match will be visible in live streaming on LNP Pass and deferred at 10.30pm on Telefriuli, channel 11 of digital terrestrial. You will be able to follow the progress of the match on the official social channels of UEB Gesteco.

HERE VL PESARO
Spiro Leka (coach) – “Cividale is a team of great quality, they won on our parquet in the first leg. We want to redeem ourselves and give continuity to our results. To stop the Friulians we will need an important team performance from us, with a lot of attention in various aspects. We know them well, they are organized in defense and very good in attack, where they punish you as soon as you make a mistake. It will be an interesting match to follow, even tomorrow evening (Wednesday, ed.) we will have a good group of fans with us who will follow us from Pesaro”.
Note – Nothing to report.
Media – The race will be broadcast live on LNP Pass (paid service) and will subsequently be broadcast on Rossini TV (digital terrestrial channel 80 in the Marche region) on Thursday evening at 9pm.

FERRARONI JUVI CREMONA – GIVOVA SCAFATI
Where: PalaRadi, Cremona
When: Wednesday 11 February, 8.30pm
Referees: Barbiero, Marzulli, Pecorella
First leg: 72-81 (played on 21/12/25)
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HERE JUVI CREMONA
Luca Bechi (coach) – “Scafati is a team built to win the championship like many others, and which has changed its structure during the race. Since the arrival of Frank Vitucci there has certainly been a change of pace. A physical team, an expert team, a team with great impact and great energy. In the last third of the championship, where the championship for first place still has no master, all the first 6-7 teams expected to win will raise the engine revs. So from our point of view we, who are certainly satisfied for the moment and for the victory achieved in Verona, we absolutely have to reset and the mental approach must certainly be one of the keys to the match. The rebounding battle, which I always underline, is also one of the keys to the match. Unfortunately, this is also an aspect on which we must improve, but not only with the big players, but also with the small ones certainly the first focus. The second focus will be on their great ability in 1-on-1s with their wingers, therefore maximum attention to both rebounds and the first 1-on-1.”
Edoardo Del Cadia (player) – “First of all, I would like to apologize for my behavior during the match against Livorno, both towards the club and the opponents. As regards the Scafati match, we get there after 7 consecutive victories, a certainly positive moment, which demonstrates the great work done by the team and staff. However, we know well what our reality is. We are a team that must fight every week for survival. Precisely for this reason we cannot afford lapses in concentration. We are playing well, with intensity and confidence, but we must remain humble and continue to work hard, because every match for us is a fundamental battle. Scafati has excellent players, who have won this championship, and therefore I am sure they will come to give us a hard time, but I am sure we will fight to have a good match”.
Note – None.
Media – Live streaming on LNP Pass.

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Alberto Mazzetti (assistant coach) – “After the victory against Roseto, the championship requires us to immediately turn the page to face the away match against Cremona. A team fresh from 7 consecutive victories, therefore very confident, solid and able to find different protagonists in each match. We must be aware of wanting to put our best version on the pitch, especially in terms of continuity of performance during the match”.
Adrian Chiera (player) – “In Cremona I expect a very hard-fought match. We will face a team that is definitely confident due to the successes obtained in recent weeks. Furthermore, they will play at home. It will take a great team performance from us to be able to get the 2 points. But we want to win.”
Note – All available for the Cremona trip.
Media – The race will be broadcast live on the LNP Pass platform. Real-time result updates on Scafati Basket’s social profiles.

BI.EMME SERVICE LIBERTAS LIVORNO – REALE MUTUA TURIN
Where: Amedeo Modigliani Forum, Livorno
When: Wednesday 11 February, 8.45pm
Referees: Radaelli, Ferretti, Yang Yao
First leg: 72-77 (played on 12/10/25)
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HERE LIBERTAS LIVORNO
Andrea Diana (coach) – “We are very happy with the performance offered against Ruvo and which we must certainly replicate on Wednesday evening against Torino, which is a very solid team. Reale Mutua is a physical team that put us in great difficulty in the first leg. They have an excellent defensive system, which puts their bodies on, they have many defense specialists, especially Schina, Massone, Severini, Bruttini. They are expert players in the category and solid. We will have to have great offensive fluidity. On Sunday evening I appreciated the ability to move the ball and the bodies quickly and this is certainly a detail to continue to pay attention to. The first leg match against Torino teaches us that 3-4 minutes of blackout is enough and Reale Mutua creates a gap. Furthermore, on Friday against Bologna they recovered many points in a few minutes. This is an important moment in the championship, in which every single match is very important the opportunity to once again invite our fans to come to the stadium on Wednesday evening to give as much support as they have always given to the team; now we are playing for everything and therefore every match is really important and must be tackled 100%”.
Avery Woodson (player) – “I think we reacted well after the match against Cremona. We had an excellent week of training in view of the match against Ruvo and the work paid off. Now a strong team like Torino is coming to Livorno and we will have to stay focused if we want to bring home the victory.”
Note – Matteo Piccoli is absent because he injured his right hand on Sunday against Ruvo. Formerly on duty Tommaso Fantoni, in Turin, with Manital, from 2014 to 2016.
Media – Live streaming on LNP Pass.

HERE TURIN
Flavio Bottiroli (assistant coach) – “Livorno is undoubtedly one of the battleships in this category. A team built with important players, veterans who have already won this category several times. We are talking about the best offensive team in the entire championship, while we are the second best defense: it will therefore be a match of opposites, a challenge of very clear identity. We are coming from a complicated and also unfortunate moment: 4 consecutive defeats, all decided by details in the last possessions. Precisely for this reason we must look exclusively at ourselves, taking care of every single detail from the first to the last second, play with energy and great intensity.”
Note – Matteo Ghirlanda unavailable (recovering from an injury to the right anterior cruciate ligament).
Media – Match visible on LNP Pass.

CRIFO WINES RUVO DI PUGLIA – TEZENIS VERONA
Where: PalaColombo, Ruvo di Puglia (Ba)
When: Wednesday 11 February, 9pm
Referees: Pellicani, Berlangieri, Cattani
First leg: 78-97 (played on 11/26/25)
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HERE RUVO DI PUGLIA
Scott Ulaneo (player) – “For the last match in Livorno there is a bit of regret, because we were not able to be as incisive as in previous matches and to take advantage of our moment of form. Credit must also be given to Libertas Livorno: at home they are a very difficult team to beat, they defended well and gave us little in attack. In view of the next match we are training well, compatibly with a very intense week in which we will face 3 matches. We are also gradually recovering Borra and Jerkovic, two figures very important for this team. We hope that from tomorrow (Wednesday, ed.), especially in front of our fans who always know how to give us an extra push, we will be able to have our say against one of the strongest teams in the championship”.
Note – Nothing to report.
Media – Live streaming on LNP Pass.

HERE VERONA
Demis Cavina (coach) – “Tomorrow (Wednesday, ed.), on the Ruvo di Puglia pitch, we will need to show that we are the team that until recently was first in the standings, despite all the adversity they went through.”
Federico Poser (player) – “We are coming from a difficult period, but the desire for redemption is enormous. We have the opportunity to get up immediately and give a concrete response on the pitch. A treacherous away match awaits us against an opponent who, just like us, needs points.”
Note – Nothing to report.
Media – The race will be broadcast live on LNP Pass, and will subsequently be broadcast on TV on Telenuovo (Tnv Play, yellow button on the remote control) on Thursday in prime time at 9.00 pm, with a repeat on Friday at 3.00 pm.

By: Guido Cappella – LNP Communication Area
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Cover image LNP Photo/Basket Scafati 1969