That's stupid, how can Macerata hosts final4 if they aren't qualified? Bad italian journalism. For sure Macerata will be a candidate and they've already said it, but we are going to discover in february who will host the finals, not before
I absolutely agree with you. Usually they announce the host before the draw for the Playoffs 12, some time in January or February. I can't remember whether we had known the organizer so much in advance before. I posted it as a rumour, maybe the Italian journalists know something more, or maybe they just wrote it because Lube have sent an official application.