International forward Eric Lombardi ('93) became the big name of the second day of U-17 italian final round championship, held in Vasto. The prospect led Biella to its first win with an amazing performance, collecting a 35 valoration. Let's check what happened today, with four teams with a 2-0 record: Montepaschi Siena, Virtus Bologna, Junior Libertas and Fortitudo Bologna.
Group A:
-Orobica 70 Montepaschi 82: Second win for Mens Sana Siena with a great performace of youngster Camillo Bianchi ('94) with 19 points and 8/13 FG. For Orobica Tommaso Carnovali ('93) shined with 28 points (6/14 threes) and 8 boards.
-Venezia 82 Palestrina 89: First victory of Palestrina, led by youngster Federico Nozzolillo ('94) with 26 points and 13/15 FT. For Venezia wasn't enough the good job of Steffano Bossi ('94) with 23 and 5/12 from downtown.
Standings: Montepaschi (2-0), Orobica (1-1), Palestrina (1-1) and Venezia (0-2).
Group B:
-Juvecaserta 62 Virtus Bologna 86: Aristide Landi ('94) made his particular show with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 1 steal, leading his team to the victory. For Juvecaserta guard Dario Cefarelli ('93) poured 20 with 9/16 FG.
-Biella 78 Stamura 64: Forward Eric Lombardi ('93) -at the pic- broke the stats with a 35 valoration (25 points, 18 rebounds and 3 steals), unstoppable. For Stamura Mattia Magrini ('93) nailed 30 with 10/20 FG.
Standings: Virtus Bologna (2-0), Biella (1-1), Juvecaserta (1-1) and Stamura (0-2).
Group C:
-Benetton 65 Junior Libertas 69: Raphael Gaspardo ('93), the best of Treviso with 18 points and 9 rebounds, while croatian Armin Mazic ('93) struggled with 17 points but 6/24 FG. For the winners shined Riccardo Bernardi ('93) with 19 and 4/7 from downtown.
-Virtus Siena 89 Latina 61: Fabio Argento ('93) led the winners with a double (16 points and 11 boards). For Latina guard Andrea Pastore ('94) nailed 20 with 3/6 behind the arc.
Standings: Junior Libertas (2-0), Benetton (1-1), Virtus Siena (1-1) and Latina (0-2).
Group D:
-Stella Azzurra 46 Fortitudo 60: Second win for Bologna, with Matteo Chillo ('93) making a double-double (14 points, 13 rebounds and 1 steal). For Rome squad guard Valerio Vardaro ('93) scored 12 with 7 rebounds.
-Varese 58 Lecce 42: Alessio Sabbadini ('93) made a great job for winners with 23 points and 3/8 behind the arc, while Federico Durini ('93) was the best scorer at the other side with 12 points and 3/9 threes.
Standings: Fortitudo (2-0), Stella Azzurra (1-1), Varese (1-1) and Lecce (0-2).
Photo: FIBA Europe / Tomas Tumalovicius
