Verona, now getting serious It is the first direct confrontation
An attack by Anton Qafarena FOTOEXPRESSVerona Volley celebrates a FOTOEXPRESS point
An attack by Anton Qafarena FOTOEXPRESSVerona Volley celebrates a FOTOEXPRESS point
Now it gets serious. Verona Volley has the first direct match of the season: Fabio Soli’s Top Volley Cisterna arrives at the Forum (on the field at 3.30 pm) where three former Gialloblùs play: Baranowicz, Maar, and, above all, Zingel, the Australian central who last year, after having trained throughout the championship with Verona as an aggregate to the group, he was eventually contracted to play the playoffs. And everything let us think that this year he would stay here to add another season with the Scaligera shirt to his resume after the seven he had already lived in the past. But unfortunately, it was not, and Zingel got married with Cisterna and today he will play as an opponent in a building that for years has been his home. As for the match, it is a match that Verona must try to win, after the two defeats against Trento and Perugia: this will be a bit of a test of maturity for Stoytchev’s team. A first step to test the strength of a very young sextet that has shown great vitality on the pitch and also a good game. Playing well, however, is obviously not enough. In the end you have to save and sooner or later you have to score points. Today for Verona, which could also vary something in the sextet (Qafarena instead of Jensen?) Is the first opportunity to score. But it won’t be easy. On the contrary. Cisterna also comes from two defeats in a row and is in a situation mirroring that of Verona. Not to mention that, as mentioned, in the sextet he boasts level players, starting from Baranowicz in the direction. A player who can always make a difference. «For a young team like ours», says Stoytchev, «with many players facing the Italian championship for the first time, every opportunity is good to oil the game mechanics, and the two tests with Piacenza and Milan served for this. But now », he explains,« we are fully focused on the match against Top Volley because it will not be easy. Their group is a nice mix of young talents and elements of experience. In particular », the wish,« we will have to quickly frame the footprint that Baranowicz will use and avoid the wall of Zingel. It will be essential to take advantage of every weak point and make the most of all our best shots. ”•.