Defender Mario Mercadante has asked to be sold so he can move closer to home. Personal reasons are behind the request, but it should be noted that despite some rumors of him being sold to Casarano, there have been no contacts with Torres so far. Certainly, a Mercadante departure would reduce the defense to the bare minimum, unless Liviero is used as the left-hander in the back three, as an alternative to Fabriani, who usually plays on the right when Idda is having physical problems.
The search for a striker continues. There appears to have been an attempt to bring back Manuel Fischnaller, a top scorer for the last two seasons and currently playing for Trapani, but it has been unsuccessful.
It should be noted that President Antonini's Sicilian club has been experiencing basketball chaos for several weeks, with several foreigners leaving. So much so that yesterday, they traveled to Bulgaria (a neutral venue) to face Hapoel Holon in the FIBA Basketball Champion League with only five Italian players. After three players were removed due to injury and one due to five fouls, the game was stopped, awarding the victory to the Israelis before the first quarter had even concluded. Trapani has been eliminated from European competition and is also at risk of exclusion from the Serie A championship.
