It’s a baptism of fire Verona goes to challenge Itas
Rok Mozic in attack FOTOEXPRESSVerona Volley on the steps of Palazzo Barbieri FOTOEXPRESS
Rok Mozic in attack FOTOEXPRESSVerona Volley on the steps of Palazzo Barbieri FOTOEXPRESS
Here we are. Verona Volley tonight will take its first step in this adventure. The preparation is over, now the field will speak. At 20.30 the team trained by Rado Stoytchev will make its Superlega debut at the Blm Group Arena against Itas Trentino. A very tough match against a team that has profoundly changed from last season which, despite everything, boasts names of the highest level on the roster. Old and new samples. For the old guard there will be the former Kaziyski, back with the Itas shirt after six seasons from the last time and appointed captain. Then the pair of Serbian power plants Podrascanin and Lisinac. At their side the new emerging recruits but already on the roof of Europe such as Sbertoli, Michieletto, Lavia and Pinali. It seemed that Trento had lost compared to last season, but given the results of these guys with the blue shirt, one would think it is quite the opposite. In any case, for Verona, it will be a baptism of fire. The new club chaired by Stefano Fanini, who in the summer acquired the title from Nbv, formerly Bluvolley, is in its first Super League championship. The goal is obviously to save himself. The hope, however, would be to hit the playoffs. It will not be easy, just look at the rosters to realize that, at least on paper, there are not many margins: Lube, Perugia, Modena and even Trento are placed at the top. Immediately after here comes Piacenza. Then there would be Milan, Vibo, Monza (which has already done what to see and is capable of immediately knocking out nothing less than Modena) but also Cisterna. And the first eight places, in this entirely theoretical analysis and which, obviously, is meant to be denied (remember the exploits of Monza and Vibo last season) would already be occupied. So Verona which, in principle, should play for salvation with Padua, Ravenna and Taranto. This, as mentioned, in theory. But then you think about the energy of Verona in this pre-season and the great success in Tours in the quadrangular against teams of a certain caliber and the desire to bet on Stoytchev’s sextet grows. Who has a great outburst in attack with Mozic, the very young Slovenian hitter. And with a regenerated Asparuhov after the summer in the national team. It will be interesting now to see them in the league. The litmus test, in general, will be to see how a very young team will react to difficulties. It is generally said that sextets of this type, due to lack of experience, can alternate great feats with ruinous falls. And that psychological strength is the weak link under certain conditions. We will see, for now these guys have proved to be very competitive from a physical and technical point of view. In any case, just in case, in the roster the company has called an element like the Brazilian setter Rapha, 42 years old and a top-level palmares. He will be the beacon of the group when things turn male. He who, together with Rado and Kaziyski, now on the other side of the network, have made the history of Trento: they are the great ex of a meeting that always has great appeal. For clubs and fans. Unfortunately, the capacity limited to 60% of the facilities will make it very difficult to follow the away team. The only possibility will therefore be to follow it live on the volleyworld.tv platform. The time for words is over, now the field will speak.