The 90-68 defeat in Reggio Emilia eliminated Dinamo from the Coppa Italia Final 8. Their only hope was for Trapani to win, but the Sicilian club staged another farce after their Champions League defeat, showing up against Trento with six players: two left after the first play due to injury, and three of the four remaining players committed five fouls in four minutes.
On Monday, the FIP and Lega Serie A will meet to examine the Trapani case, and exclusion seems inevitable given that competitive equality is no longer guaranteed. If the Sicilian club is eliminated, all results would be nullified, meaning Trento, Varese, and even Sassari would lose out, with Sassari then finding itself closer to second-to-last place. However, it should be remembered that if a club is excluded, only one club will be relegated.
The Reggio Emilia match should be dismissed without further action. There were too many absences (Marshall, Beliauskas, and Zanelli) and injuries (Buie and Johnson), all of which were in the outfield to challenge the home team, who had a decent squad, even if they had entered a downward spiral.
For Banco di Sardegna, the goal remains to immediately recover at least a couple of players to secure their survival, starting to secure favorable head-to-head matches, if not in terms of results, then at least in terms of goal difference. The next matches are against Napoli (-11 in the first leg), Trieste (+5), Cremona (-4), and Udine (-18).
