Victory at PalaSerradimigni for Dinamo Women in the first day of the Eurocup women's group. The team from Sassari tames the Latvians of Riga 83-74 who never give up, not even when they go down in double digits. The offensive trio Carangelo-Begic-Taylor stands out with 65 total points, but also Toffolo who collects a dozen precious balls between rebounds and recoveries.
Begic immediately with 6 points in the 10-2 of the 4th minute. Coach Restivo changes almost the entire quintet, Loyd and Vihmane lead the comeback, also favored by a thorny defense: 18-16 at the end of the quarter and 20-23 at 13'. Carangelo and Taylor drag the attack in the second fraction for a first half in perfect balance: 36-36.
In the third quarter the two teams alternated in the lead, then Begic from underneath hurts the Latvian defense and then Natali and Carangelo also made three-pointers for the first escape: 63-51 at 29'.
Riga does not give up and tries to recover with pressing and doubling (63-58), Carangelo rejects it and when Taylor comes back, Dinamo Women brings the gap back to double figures, 77-65 at 36'.
