Relegating to Serie A2 seems inevitable after Treviso's feat of defeating Brescia 99-90. The Lombardy team now has a two-point lead over Dinamo, which sits alone in last place and has a negative field goal difference compared to its closest rival. The math dictates that to stay up, Banco di Sardegna must beat Virtus Bologna and Brescia, while Treviso must lose to Cantù and Reggio Emilia.

Cappelletti's team (a mistake not to bring him back when Trapani was ruled out) has won five of its last six games. They could even lose their last two, as Cantù needs a win to secure their safety and Reggio Emilia is still aiming for fifth place.

The problem is the Sassari team, which has lost its last six matches and, after having a bye this weekend due to the exclusion of Trapani, will resume at home against league leaders Virtus Bologna, who have recovered point guard Pajola and brought in new foreigner Dos Santos.