After their 92-89 victory over bottom-seeded Treviso, Dinamo is closer to the Coppa Italia Final 8 than the relegation zone for the first time since the start of the season. The Sassari-based team is among the top five teams with 10 points, along with Trento, Udine, and Varese, plus Cremona, who are playing tonight in Milan.
Eighth place is just two points ahead, while the two teams second to last are Reggio Emilia and Cantù, over which Thomas and his teammates boast a four-point lead. Banco di Sardegna has already beaten the Brianza team, and if they manage to win in Reggio Emilia in two matchdays, they will have a positive head-to-head against all the opponents currently in the relegation zone.
However, the league remains unsettled by the situation surrounding Trapani, which was fined €50,000 for failing to field 12 players as required by the rules for its third game. The conflict between the president of the Sicilian team, Antonini, and the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP) and Legabasket is becoming increasingly heated. Whichever way you look at it, it's a situation that is detrimental to the league and the other 15 clubs.
