Emma Villas Aubay Siena, Padova Volleyball arrives today at PalaEstra for an important match for salvation
Emma Villas Aubay Siena wants to make three of a kind. After the great successes obtained in Piacenza and then at home against Cisterna, the Tuscans await the arrival of Volleyball Padovaa. The match, valid for the sixth day of the second round, will be played today at the PalaEstra starting at 15.30. It is an important and delicate battle for salvation, which comes at a crucial moment of the season. The ranking has shortened in recent weeks, and now three teams are enclosed by just two points in the bottom three positions of the ranking: Padova has 14 points, Taranto has 13, Siena 12.
Both Siena and Padova won last day’s race. The Tuscans had the best of Cisterna (3-1), in a match which unfortunately was also characterized by the injury to Emma Villas Aubay’s opposite, Giulio Pinali. The Venetians defeated Taranto 3-0 at home, with 18 points scored by Takahashi and 16 by Asparuhov. Padova finished the match against Taranto with 48% in attack and closed the partials against the Apulians on 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Siena arrives at this match with the addition of Polish opponent Zbigniew Bartman to the roster. The presale to purchase tickets to watch the match against Pallavolo Padova continues to be active online, on the CiaoTickets circuit, and also at the PalaEstra ticket office which will also be open tomorrow from 10 to 13 and from 14 onwards.
“All matches are decisive for our path – he comments Simone Cruciani, assistant coach of Emma Villas Aubay Siena. – We face each race with the utmost willingness to turn this season around. The match against Padova is also decisive for the continuation of our journey, after all we knew that the month of January would be crucial for us. As far as Giulio Pinali’s injury is concerned, it was a great disappointment for all of us, first of all for the man, because he is a person of incredible depth and he was very important for the group from a technical and human point of view, and obviously sorry for the player and the team. Giulio was constantly growing”.
Cruciani continues: “It is important that the frequencies that the team has had in this period remain the same, regardless of the performers. Because that would mean having created something special from a group-team point of view. The arrival of Zibì Bartman is already very important for the quality of the training, which we have managed to rebalance. He has already played in Italy, he has played in many important matches and therefore for us he is an extra weapon. In the last few races the team has delivered a clearer performance in all fundamentals. When you find greater confidence in the ball change, in attack and in the lucidity of making choices then you also have greater awareness in batting and you get the right alchemy. The road is that, with determination in the search for the point and with the quality from nine meters to attack the opposing formation. We have worked hard on these aspects, it will be important to maintain those standards”.
“It will be a good game to play – are the words of the captain and spiker of Emma Villas Aubay Siena, Nemanja Petric. – We have gained positive energy after the last two victories we have achieved. And we have seen an improvement on our part on the pitch. Padova also comes from a good moment and from a moment of growth in his game. It’s a delicate match for the standings, I hope we’ll be able to have our continuity and that we’ll stay focused on what we’ll have to do.”
“We worked hard and we can see the fruits – continues Petric. – There is still room for improvement, we try to find more positive things every day in training. Padova is a team that is doing well, they have just won important points for the standings, they have played some good games. They are a well-prepared team, so a tough challenge awaits us”.