From the very first rounds after returning to Serie A “Benevento” loudly declared themselves, having played several bright matches, but Filippo Inzaghi’s team could not hold stable the entire first round. At the moment the “witches” are on the 11th line in the table and feel very comfortable there, having a lead of eight points from the relegation zone. In December Benevento had a cool streak of three wins in four matches, which made it possible to break into the middle of the table, but in 2021 the team is experiencing problems. In the 17th round at home the “witches” could not oppose anything to “Atalanta”, losing with a score of 1:4 at home, but that was not the end of their troubles. In the last meeting Benevento lost quite unexpectedly to the main outsider of the championship in the person of Crotone and they did it absolutely limp. By the 65th minute the “sharks” secured themselves an advantage of four goals. The “witches” were able to answer only with a naked prestige, thus suffering a second defeat in a row.
The Pelicans continue to fall and this is disappointing, because the roster has gathered quite good. Stan Van Gundy has been unable to gather his guys into a single whole and establish a team game, that is why so far the result is not happy. New Orleans visited the Vivint Smart Home Arena in the previous meeting, but it did not end well. The team tried to attack with all their might, but they simply did not have enough strength or experience (102:118). “Pelicans” will have again to confront “Utah”. Respectively, it is necessary to prepare a new plan, since the previous one did not work. Of course, a difficult meeting awaits guests, although there is no other way out.
