“It has been difficult for us to find each other”

Florencia Somma once again showed her key in the game that had Malvín in check. The captain after the victory was with Total Basketball

“We had to go out and win. We knew it was today, we felt it that way. We were aware from the last game, when a priori we thought we were playing right away. We already had our heads on that and obviously that is a saying but you have to win two games to get through. Before we were 0 to 1, now 1 to 1 and the next game is defining for both of us “ began by saying one of the referents of national basketball.

After the fall in the first match of the key, Malvín finalized offensive details that ended up giving him revenue during the second 40 minutes of the series: “Defensively the plan had gone well but we did not find our shots on offense, besides we missed many situations near the basket and he went through there, adjusting details of the attack. In defense, keep what was done last game that I think we did well“.

T-shirts once again displayed their classic game. With an open court, the multi-champions are huge and dominate all areas. In addition, the constant movement of the ball always ends up being perfect: “We feel comfortable running and playing pass the ball. Obviously when we cannot run and we allow them to park the defense, especially when they defend us zonally because they shorten the spaces and if the percentages from outside do not accompany each time they get more inside. Today we were able to do it during several moments of the game and thus we feel comfortable ”.

The arrival of Raphaella Marciano da Silva occurred on the spit butt prior to the start of the match. Likewise, this did not prevent it from showing off: “Is incredible. I did not know the names and we met on the stairs of the CEFUBB 40 minutes before entering. I think that to have arrived today, with everything that happened these days, he gave us a spectacular hand. We have little time until the next game but we have to work to die to be able to insert them into our game in the best way ”.

The Brazilian became a vital offensive pillar and also made it clear that from the painted area it becomes intractable: “On the inside, it can give us solutions, especially for the problem that we had been dragging on throughout the tournament, which is when they don’t allow us to run and play, they are closed to us. Being able to have a player with a trade in the paint is key and from what was seen, it seems that she has it ”.

The shirts have had an unusual irregularity in their history in the League and Somma explains that learning is continuous and the forms of play vary over time: “We feel comfortable playing and I think last game too, but we lost despite the fact that the numbers were not good in attacks, but we lost fewer balls than they did, we passed the ball and threw a lot of shots. Today the attack accompanied us, we feel comfortable playing this way and I think we do it better every time. It has been difficult for us to meet throughout the year, as a result of the length of the squad, to be all together again after a long time, to accommodate the roles and it seems that little by little we are doing it but we still have a long way to go ”.

After the victory and in full excitement came the comfortable and reassuring hug of the grandmother who saw her granddaughter Florencia doing what she likes to do the most; To play basketball: “The truth is that I really wanted her to come. Since I have played in the formations, she will always see me and with all this it was difficult but above all so that she could see the games again, that is the most beautiful thing. I wish this was being played with a much larger audience, in a place where more people can go as happens in the men’s, in the men’s and women’s formations, as happens in all the games that basketball is being played, except here. This time it was her turn and the one who comes will turn to someone else ”.