Consistency is still lacking. Esperia Cagliari's attempt to follow up on their first away win of the season was shattered on the Robur Saronno court. On Matchday 8 of the Serie B Interregionale, Federico Manca 's team lost 93-83 after a game in which they repeatedly came back from behind, but were unable to find the consistency needed to finish the job.
Among the protagonists of the Lombard victory was Thomas Acunzo, a pivot born in 2008 in Caserta and raised in Selargius, the best scorer of the match with 21 points.
The match. The start was favorable to Robur, who capitalized on the visitors' offensive woes to take an 8-2 lead after four minutes. However, Esperia gradually gained more effectiveness with Pili, De Gregori, and Locci, managing to restore the balance.
In the second quarter, the Rossoblù completed their comeback and took a 32-31 lead thanks to Tyrtyshnyk 's free throws. The lead, however, didn't change the momentum of the game: Bagordo led the home team's response, which brought them back to a close and led eight points at halftime.
After returning from the locker room, Gallizzi put Esperia back in front, but Saronno responded again. Long-range efforts from Caglio and Acunzo allowed the Lombardy team to rebuild their lead and reach double digits.
Cagliari didn't give up and mounted a further response at the start of the final quarter, once again managing to take the lead thanks to Sanna. It was precisely at this stage, however, that Robur made the decisive breakthrough: an 11-2 run restored control of the game to the home team, who held onto their lead until the final 10-point lead (93-83).
Saronno-Esperia 93-83
Robur Saronno: Panceri, Molteni 11, Caglio 12, Zimonijc 7, Acunzo 21, Pavese 5, Sironi, Pavlovic 5, Redaelli 14, Ring 2, Bagordo 16, Alexa. Coach Bonassi
Esperia Cagliari: Sanna 13, Cabriolu 3, N. Manca 7, Potì 6, Gallizzi 13, Locci 8, Corsi ne, Pacitto ne, De Gregori 17, Tyrtyshnyk 14, Pili 2. Coach F. Manca
Partials: 21-15; 45-37; 70-63