A BAXI Manresa with high morale receives the Lenovo Tenerife at the Congost
Pedro Martínez's men, who defeated Barça at home this week, now have a difficult opponent who also wants to be among the first teams. Jou and Vaulet remain out, while Dani Pérez begins training.
One of the teams that BAXI Manresa has faced the most in recent seasons is back: Lenovo Tenerife. The Canari Islands team want to rejoin the train of the first classified and they need to win at the Nou Congost to do so. On the other hand, those from Manresa want to defend their position and gain a chance of being among the top 8 at the end of the first round. A full house is expected at the Nou Congost in a match with all the ingredients.
BAXI Manresa is in a good dynamic of play and results but will need the support of its people to beat a rival that in recent years has put the Reds in trouble. Juampi Vaulet and Guillem Jou are out and it remains to be seen how Dani Pérez is, who has already started doing some training with the team. Pedro Martínez's men will try to continue the good line of play they are following and which has allowed them to be in a good position in the standings for the moment.
Txus Vidorreta has been directing Lenovo Tenerife for seasons now, which visits Bages with the urgent need to win if it wants to be among the top 8 in the first round. The team has practically not changed compared to last season. The center Dusan Ristic and the spanish Edgar Vicedo and Álex López have joined. Marcelinho Huertas and Shermadini continue to be the driving force of the team, along with other experienced players of proven quality such as Jaime Fernández, Abromaitis, Salin or Doornekamp, among others.
Pedro Martínez said in the previous press conference this Friday that “we are physically and mentally well, and now we will be one more in the rotation so that we can recover Dani Pérez; Tenerife is the team that plays the best in positional play in the league; They are very clever at choosing those they want to punish; They had injuries during the beginning and that made them start badly, but they do well, they are well trained and they play basketball well; We have a rivalry with them for having met in European competition, they have always been games with sportsmanship, it is normal for them to beat us, they are the favorites because of the players they have and the experience they have».