Florence-Scandicci and Busto-Cuneo in the field for the 13th
Finally, the moment has come that all volleyball Florence was waiting for: the first derby between Il Bisonte Firenze and Savino Del Bene Scandicci in the new setting of Palazzo Wanny. A party for volleyball and for the city, which includes a Florentine-themed dress code: white that will represent the new beginning and red, a symbol of willpower. Different goals for the two teams, with the girls of Mr. Barbolini looking for the three points to catch Monza again, after the heavy defeat of the weekend, while the bisontines, after the nice 2-3 against Casalmaggiore, will play for overtaking against Cuneo, only two points away. A return home for two former captains, Sara Alberti and Indre Sorokaite, who return as opponents in the teams they played in the past.
«We arrive at this match after a growing performance made in Casalmaggiore – said Massimo Bellano – and that’s a good thing. Scandicci is certainly one of the strongest opponents of this championship and undoubtedly the favorite of this race. After the defeat at Monza, with even more responsibility in having to win this match. We will try to do our best, to honor the race and to take this opportunity to raise the level of our game even more, to ensure that the games with these top teams need experience to carry on in the continuation of this season. We hope to have a good race and to entertain all those who come to see it ».
So instead Massimo Barbolini:
«After a good streak and a setback we will restart with an important match, not so much for its derby value, but because we play against a quality team. It is important for us to get back on track to maintain certain positions in the standings. The advantage of playing a lot is that you don’t have too much time to think about defeats, we must certainly understand as soon as possible where we can improve and this will be useful as early as Wednesday, because it will certainly be a complicated match ».
After the two consecutive contrasts and Conegliano, Scan returns to the field to start again to avoid points the Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio: tomorrow at 20.30, the butterflies will host the Bosca S. Bernardo Cuneo recovery of the last day of the way, postponed for Covid . The team coached by coach Pistola, despite the 0-3 on Sunday against Novara, is back from a good period in which they scored a point in Scandicci and took two full victories with Florence and Vallefoglia. Currently the Piedmontese are at 25 points in the standings, at -3 from Chieri’s cousins and +2 on Florence itself, while the busts have ten points ahead (with one more race).
These are the words of Mr. Musso:
«The match against Cuneo offers heavy points that we must at all costs find a way to bring home. Bosca San Bernardo is making one of the most continuous courses in the league, beyond the very first in the standings. It has a complete squad and is employing all its players: it is a team that is starting to be more of the first than the second tier “. The Cuneo plant, Schiarcini, on the other hand, declared: “With Novara we did not start with the concentration and determination that have recently distinguished us. We are sorry for not having expressed our best game, but now we think only of the challenge with Busto, a strong team that has a game similar to that of Novara, very fast. It will be important to start pushing on the serve and with a good wall-defense penetration. Like us, Busto will also want to redeem himself from the defeat against Conegliano, but we will do our best to play a good match and bring home as many points as possible ».
PROGRAM AND REFEREES OF THE TWO RECOVERY
13th DAY OUT
Wednesday 16 February at 7.30 pm
Il Bisonte Florence – Savino Del Bene Scandicci REFEREES: Carcione-Zavater
Wednesday 16 February at 8.30 pm
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio – Bosca S.Bernardo Cuneo REFEREES: Piperata-Pozzato
THE RANKING-
Vero Volley Monza 43 (14-4); Prosecco Doc Imoco Volley Conegliano 40 (14-2); Savino Del Bene Scandicci 40 (14-4); Igor Gorgonzola Novara 37 (13-2); Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 35 (11-7); Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri 28 (10-6); Bosca S.Bernardo Cuneo 25 (8-9); Il Bisonte Florence 23 (8-7); Vbc Trasporti Pesanti Casalmaggiore 16 (5-13); Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Club 15 (6-11); Megabox Ondulati Del Savio Vallefoglia 15 (5-12); Volleyball Bergamo 1991 13 (4-12); Bartoccini-Fortinfissi Perugia 11 (3-12); Delta Despar Trentino 10 (2-16).