Shaken off the regret for the postponement of the derby with Scandicci (which should have meant the beginning of a new era, with the inauguration of Palazzo Wanny), it is time to look forward to Il Bisonte Firenze, which is about to stimulating adventure of the Italian Cup. On the lists there is the trip to Novara against an Igor who finished second in the ranking and who logically starts with the underdogs, but this group is able to amaze, as already a few weeks ago in the championship in Conegliano, and certainly repeat. It will be played tomorrow in a single match (starting at 20) and the winner wins the pass for the final four in Rome on 5 and 6 January 2022. One more reason to try again.

THE EVE OF THE LORD – The coach Massimo Bellano, who will be able to count on all the complete squad, is curious to see the progress of his players: “We are very happy to be inside the eight teams that form the Italian Cup I think that in the path we are making. Playing these knockout matches is absolutely important because we experience dynamics that are not typical of a championship and this gives us a bit of an idea of ​​what we can then be as a team and individually in the ability to face and withstand the pressure associated with these matches. the favorite team, however, in one there are always opportunities and margins to play it; Novara’s strength lies in the sextet but also in the great quality of the changes that Lavarini has available and it is difficult to think about preparing the game on just one aspect or They are very strong at 360 ° for which an important and quality performance will certainly be needed. The slightly more problematic aspect is that we have stopped for a long time from a garment point of view and, in training the team has given itself and is trying to prepare the game in all the details. With the start of the match, let’s try to find some of the rhythm that we lost with these three weeks off and then afterwards we will try during the game to find the right countermeasures to engage Novara and to try to play our cards right up to the end. “.

THE EX – There are two athletes who wore both jerseys: in Florence there is Carlotta Cambi who won the Scudetto with Igor Gorgonzola in the 2016/17 season; in Novara instead there is Nika Daalderop, in Tuscany for the two-year period 2018/2020.

PREVIOUS – There are 22 times, between A2, A1 and Supercoppa, that the two teams have crossed: the bisontine have won three times (the 3-2 away in 2016 stands out), while Novara has prevailed in nineteen occasions (of which ten in the last eleven compared played).

MEDIUM COVERAGE – The match will be broadcast in live streaming, exclusively and in high definition on VBTV upon transmission of a subscription on the site https://www.volleyballworld.tv/home