On December 26, Trento will play for a place in the Italian Cup Final Four (Assago, December 29-30) as it takes on Perugia at home in the quater-finals. Trento had won the trophy last January in Rome. The world champions are in great shape, top of the league with a four-point advantage on the second and unbeaten in 22 games.

“The mistake we have to avoid is look beyond this encounter – warned assistant coach Roberto Serniotti – Perugia is the surprise team of the season so far. Its recent victories over Cuneo and Latina makes it clear that underestimating them could cost us dear”.